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Tune in with Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling on Markets on the Move! Cattle futures came roaring back to start the week, retracing breakdown points from last week. Grain markets, on the other hand, saw a mixed day with corn taking the brunt of the pressure.
Grains were higher across the board last week, but the price action to start the week has so far been mixed.
Jon Scheve discusses early yield reports he is receiving from farmers throughout the US to determine what the market may expect moving forward.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling close out the week, Grains managed to rally in Friday’s trade, despite a largely bearish USDA report. We often refer to this as a fundamental rejection, which may indicate that the market has digested the bulk of the bearish headlines. Is there more upside ahead? Tune in!
The USDA just released their monthly WASDE report which showed some interesting changes for corn and soybeans. Here’s a look at the numbers.
What will break the rangebound trade in corn and soybeans? Check out the line items that may make that difference in tomorrow’s report
Tune in with Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling on Markets on the Move! Grain traders gear up for another WASDE report. Oil futures rise along with geopolitical tensions. Is there underpriced risk in that market?
Consumers may think that food inflation helps farmers because they assume we’re getting more money for our crops and our livestock. Yet this is not true. We don’t receive the shop price. A lot of what consumers spend goes to retail overhead, fuel and transportation, tariffs, and more.
Kicking off a fresh week on Markets on the Move, Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling take a closer look at Chicago wheat futures, which have spent the bulk of the last month in a quiet sideways trade. With corn showing signs of turning a corner, are wheat futures next.
Corn, soybeans, and wheat are all in focus as they approach significant technical levels ahead of this week’s WASDE report.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
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Oliver Sloup & Marlin Bohling bring you a midweek market update: Agricultural commodity markets have settled into a range to start a new month of trade, as traders await new news. Precious metals have been on a tear to start the month, with gold marking new contract highs and silver trading to the highest price in 14 years.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
We love what we do, and we’d prefer to focus our time and energy on our vocation of food production. Yet we also know that we need a voice in the corridors of power—and when it comes to farming, nobody’s voice holds more power than the voice of the farmer.
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling return with a midweek update, Grain and livestock futures saw a choppy trade in today’s session while other markets such as metals, stocks, and coffee danced to a different beat.
Markets Now Closes 8-26-25 Corn, Soybeans Sideways Awaiting Harvest Data: Cattle Push Back to Record
Oliver Sloup joined Markets Now to break down today’s action—corn and soybeans remain sideways awaiting harvest data, while cattle push back toward record highs.
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling are back with another episode of Markets on the Move! Today’s episode covers October feeder cattle touched limit down on the open but rebounded as buyers stepped in. Grain markets were mixed with healthy price action observed for wheat and corn.
Oliver Sloup joins RFD-TV to break down a choppy start to the week in grains with corn and wheat looking constructive. On the cattle side of things, volatility is the theme to start the week.
Weekly overview of ag commodity market news and price action compiled by Austin Schroeder with Brugler Marketing. Not intended as trading advice. Actions taken are responsibility of the reader.
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling bring you Episode 7 of Markets on the Move to end the week. Ag markets were mostly higher this week with cattle leading the charge. Other markets like the S&P and precious metals saw big gains on Friday too.
The last day of Crop Tour is underway, with scouts rounding out Iowa and heading north to Minnesota! Oliver Sloup brings you the latest.
Oliver Sloup joined RFD-TV from Central Illinois to provide an update on today’s findings from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. So far, variability has been the theme of the day.
Oliver Sloup joined RFD TV today from McLean County IL, one of the top producing counties in the country.
Grain Markets Were Mixed on Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour Ft. Oliver Sloup & Marlin Bohling Ep.6
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling discussed today’s grain trade along with Oliver’s findings from his route on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Hypoxic Zone in Gulf of Mexico is focus of scientists
Live from the fields, Oliver Sloup shares his findings from the first day of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. Tune in!
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling wrap up the week with Markets on the Move, recapping Friday’s action and key price moves across the commodity markets. Ag Markets Finish The Week on a High Note.