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Market on the Move: Ag Markets Chop Around & Metal Markets Continue to Surge Higher Ft. Oliver Sloup
Oliver Sloup is on Markets on the Move as ag markets chop around and metal markets continue to surge higher. Tune in!
The new technology is being evaluated in Farm Journal Test Plots this fall and catching a lot of farmer interest in the process. Check out our brief video showing the system at work in a central Illinois cornfield.
On Markets on the Move, Oliver Sloup recaps the action: metal and cattle markets continued higher, while corn futures continued to drift lower. These are the levels to watch. Tune in!
Grain markets have been choppy to start the week, with corn futures threatening a bigger technical correction.
Grain markets have been quietly mixed to start the week; these are the levels to watch for to start this week’s trade.
Oliver Sloup brings you another episode of Markets on the Move to break down the day’s action. Grain markets saw follow-through selling pressure early in today’s trade, but caught a gust of wind midway through the session, thanks in part to a social media post from President Trump.
Markets on the Move: Corn breakdown, Crude oil & Silver breakout Ft. Marlin Bohling & Matt Bresnahan
Marlin Bohling & Matt Bresnahan bring you another episode of Markets on the Move to close out the week. There was a bit of technical damage done to the December corn chart. Meanwhile, geopolitical risk propelled crude oil higher and inflation data pushed silver to 14-year highs.
Oliver Sloup and Marlin Bohling return with a new market update. Grain markets slid lower while cattle futures traded sharply higher, with feeders spending much of the afternoon locked limit. Tune in to learn more.
The challenge of harvesting high moisture and high disease pressure corn is not one that all farmers have faced in their lifetimes. Here’s some quick pointers to keep in mind as you tackle a tough crop to harvest and store.
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.
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?
Tom Ritter was just weeks away from his 51st harvest, but an everyday task on the farm of cleaning out a grain bin with a vac turned fatal as a shelf of corn caved in on him in the bin.
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.
High disease pressure and moisture variability could make for a tricky fall harvest season in the Midwest. Lean on these crucial combine settings adjustments to help you hang onto as many kernels as possible.
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.
With interest rates and expenses high and commodity prices still low, marketing and social media promotion is necessary to pull every last dollar of revenue out of good conditioned, used machines on the auction circuit.
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.
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.
Live from the fields, Oliver Sloup shares his findings from the first day of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. Tune in!