Grain Markets and Other Stuff

<p>Joe Vaclavik and Mackenzie Johnston discuss the grain markets, the business of farming, news related to agriculture, and a variety of other topics.</p>

Building Drought vs. Record USDA Yield Estimates: Which Story Wins??

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Building Drought 6:13 USDA Preview 9:41 Export Sales 12:21 Brazil's Crop Report 14:20 Inflation is Up 🌽 Welcome back! Today we’re covering drought updates, USDA’s big monthly reports, export sales, Brazil’s latest production numbers, and fresh inflation data. Let’s dive in 👇 🌦 ...

09-12
17:45

USDA to Cut Crop Estimates? + Joe Attempts Positive Spin on Soybean Situation

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Intro 0:49 USDA Preview 3:38 Argentina Situation 7:22 Positive (ish) Soybean Spin 10:11 Biofuel Back and Forth 12:15 Ethanol Production 🌽 Welcome back! Big USDA Report Tomorrow 🌽 📊 Crop Production & WASDE Preview The USDA releases its monthly Crop Production and WASDE ...

09-11
14:04

"Worst Ag Economy of My Lifetime" - The Farmer is a "Mechanism" for Direct Payment Funneling

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Ag Economy 6:57 Soybean Hit Piece 9:58 SREs 11:15 Grain Standards Act 12:13 Cattle Selloff 14:03 BLS Data (Jobs) 💰 Ag Economy Crisis AgWeb reports farmers nationwide are facing collapsing margins. At a September 2 meeting in Arkansas, 400+ farmers called bailouts ineffective and...

09-10
15:45

China Imports a Record Amount of Soybeans, but NONE from the US

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 China Imports 5:26 Crop Progress 9:21 Brazil Planting Begins 10:57 Russia Wheat 11:54 Grain Shipments 🌎 Welcome back! Today we’re breaking down key moves in global grain markets. 📊 China Soybean Demand China ramped up soybean purchases in August, bringing in a record 12.3mmt fo...

09-09
13:28

Weekend Freeze Event + ZERO China Soybean Purchases

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Freeze 1:35 Unknown Buys Soybeans 2:43 Export Sales 8:35 Monster Corn Yield Estimate 9:56 The Funds 10:59 Job Growth Slows 🌽🌱 Welcome back! Today we’re breaking down weekend weather risks, fresh export sales, and market reaction. ❄️ Weekend Freeze Event Some US corn and soybean ...

09-08
14:14

Big Win or Empty Promise? Japan's $8bil Deal with US Ag

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 US/Japan Deal 5:17 Rollins Comments 7:53 Corn/Soybean Charts 10:37 StoneX Estimates 14:23 Drought Expands 15:53 Biofuel Imports 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵 Trump–Japan Trade Deal Trump signed a deal with Japan that slaps a 15% tariff on Japanese imports. Tokyo agreed to a $550B U.S. investment fund—Tr...

09-05
18:39

USDA Sounds the Alarm: Farm Income Crashing, Government Payments Soaring

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 USDA's Dire Forecast 4:10 Trump Comments 7:06 Corn/Soybean Selloff 9:22 Polymarket and CFTC 10:59 SAF Future Looks Poor 12:20 Flash Sale 🌾 Farm Economy & Receipts USDA projects US crop receipts to decline in 2025, led by weaker returns for soybeans, corn, and wheat. Total re...

09-04
13:28

US Corn and Soybean Overproduction: Why Farmers are Struggling

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Corn and Soybean Problems 5:47 Farmer Sentiment 9:24 Soybean Ratings Decline 11:12 Trump Appeal 12:02 Wheat is Broken 13:56 Soybean Shipping Problems Imminent 🌽📉 Welcome back! Today we’re diving into a BIG Wall Street Journal feature on U.S. corn & soybean production—and what...

09-03
16:19

Corn Futures Pop! Best Rally in 2 Months on China Rumors

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌽📈 Corn & Soybean Futures Rally Corn and soybean futures ended Friday on a strong note! The Dec25 corn contract jumped about 10 cents to $4.20/bu—its best daily move since early July—while Nov25 soybeans gained 7 cents to $10.55/bu. Traders cited strong global demand, disease worr...

09-02
14:05

Sky-High Farm Inputs: Fertilizer Prices and Tariffs

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 How Much Does This Suck? 1:20 Fertilizer Prices and Tariffs 6:23 US/China Meeting 10:04 Export Sales 12:18 Declining River Levels 15:09 Drought and Yield Potential 💸 Fertilizer Costs & Tariffs Tight supplies and tariffs have pushed fertilizer prices to their highest level rel...

08-29
19:04

Farmers to Get More Aid?? USDA Talks New Payments

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 More Farm Aid? 5:05 More China Soybean News 9:14 Vietnam Ethanol 10:58 Mexico/China 11:53 S&P Record High 🚜 USDA “Bridge” Policy in the Works Deputy Ag Secretary Stephen Vaden says USDA is exploring a short-term “bridge” policy to help farmers weather low crop prices. With A...

08-28
13:59

Ohio's Driest August Ever: "Flash Drought" Chatter Accelerates

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 "Flash Drought" 3:50 Price Action and Charts 5:24 US/China Trade Talks 8:59 Renewable Investments 10:21 Russia's Wheat Crop Keeps Getting Bigger 🌽 Welcome back! Today we’re breaking down the latest on crop weather, grain markets, trade talks, energy policy, and global wheat supp...

08-27
12:09

North Dakota Soybeans Under $9! No China Demand = Big Trouble

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 The Biggest / The Largest 1:28 North Dakota Soybean Mess 5:06 WSJ Farm Piece 7:59 Brazil Corn Update 9:22 Crop Ratings 12:26 Grain Shipments 🌎 China Trade War Pressures Soybeans The ongoing trade war with China continues to squeeze US soybean demand and crush basis levels. 🚢 Wit...

08-26
14:04

Corn Yield Clash: Crop Tour 6.1BPA Below USDA, What Does it Mean???

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Corn Yield Clash 3:59 Biofuel Waivers 5:48 China Rhetoric 9:05 The Funds are Buying? 9:51 Powell Jackson Hole 10:52 Cattle on Feed 12:25 Flash Sales 🌽🚜 Big Week in Ag Markets! ✨ Pro Farmer wrapped up its crop tour with national yield estimates. Corn came in at 182.7 bpa (16.2B ...

08-25
13:28

Soybeans & Corn Rally on Biofuel Rumors + USDA is Probably Overestimating the Corn Crop

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Biofuel Rumor Rally 4:18 Crop Tour and USDA 8:37 Export Sales 13:30 Drought Monitor 15:53 USDA Funding Cuts 🌽🚜 Grain Market Update: Biofuel Battles, Record Crops & Export Surprises! 🌎📈 🔥 Big EPA Decision Coming Today The EPA is expected to rule on 195 small refinery exemptio...

08-22
21:06

Record Corn Yield in Illinois?? Scouts Say "Not So Fast"

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Crop Tour Update 4:21 CME / Fanduel Casino 7:32 Russia Wheat Update 10:21 Cattle Surge Again 12:14 Fed Minutes 13:59 Ethanol Production 14:46 Flash Sale 🌽 Pro Farmer Crop Tour – Big Updates! 🌱 The tour released results from Illinois and western Iowa: Illinois corn came in at 199...

08-21
15:55

US Soybean Growers Beg Trump for China Trade Deal

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Soybean Farmers Need a Trade Deal 3:50 Crop Tour Day 2 8:29 Eastern Corn Belt Dryness 10:36 "Small" Refinery Exemptions 12:28 Brazil Soy Cartel 13:43 Flash Sale 🌱 Soybean Farmers Sound the Alarm The American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to secure a trade deal wit...

08-20
14:47

USDA Too Optimistic on Ohio?? Monster Crops in South Dakota (Crop Tour)

Joe's Premium Subscription: www.standardgrain.com Grain Markets and Other Stuff Links- Apple Podcasts Spotify TikTok YouTube Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 0:00 Ohio and SD Tour Findings 4:36 Brazilian Corn is Expensive? 7:18 USDA Solar/Wind Funding 11:12 Crop Conditions/Progress 13:49 Big Russian Wheat Crop 14:33 Grain Shipments 🌽 Welcome back! Today we’re breaking down the latest Pro Farmer Crop Tour results, fresh updates from Brazil,...

08-19
17:20

No Rain in 2 Weeks: Soybean Stress Rising in Illinois

Joe's Premium Subscription: https://standardgrain.com/ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4NJ9AZc... Futures and options trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. 🌽 Welcome Back! Some parts of the US Corn Belt have turned very dry over the last two weeks. Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio have seen little to no rain 🌤️. Talk of a "flash drought" is heating up as the forecast stays dry. Temps have ...

08-18
09:20

Farmers Struggling, USDA Celebrating? The Disconnect is Real

Joe's Premium Subscription: https://standardgrain.com/ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grain-markets-and-other-stuff/id1494161095 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4NJ9AZcSQBrLXFLCcPrGGG 🌾 USDA’s “Summer of Making Agriculture Great Again” – but are they really helping farmers? 🤔 🚜 Yesterday, USDA dropped a flashy post on X claiming Sec. Rollins is “fighting every day to put farmers first.” The problem? Most recent farm payments were approved before he took office. M...

08-15
22:39

Kyle Xiong

I'm in the poultry business. once the flu Is spotted in wild bird, it most likely will cross contaminate due to feed and dropping. Thank you for the video!

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Steve Pigg

Joe, Love the podcast, timely, relevant information.

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Grant Petersen

Joe, Love the show. Thanks for hitting the main points right away and data that is relevant. Enjoy your day off fishing. Would like to hear a brief podcast on your fishing tournament experience. Good luck!

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tommy whitley

do you get these messages?

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