Grain markets were quiet to end the week, with some volatility and positivity in the soy complex after EPA announced decisions on small refinery exemptions for the 2021-2024 window. Corn and wheat were quietly lower and cattle found some decent end of the week strength. Let's take a look at the technical picture and talk about managing our risk by looking at the recent chart action with Jim Emter from Van Ahn & Company. Learn more online at https://www.vanahnco.com.

We saw a little bit of green in cattle futures and mixed action in lean hogs to finish out the week on Friday. Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to talk about what to make of all the recent volatility, what is happening in the cash market and more. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

And as farmers wrap up 2025, what factors should they take into consideration when talking to their retailers about seed decisions for next season? Kaitlyn York, retail business manager for Brevant seeds in Nebraska, joins us to share some tips on why traits are important when selecting seed and much more. Find more online at https://www.brevant.com.

We see a fairly mixed grain and livestock trade as we near the weekend on Friday with some support to the upside in soybeans and cattle. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the markets and share reaction to breaking EPA news about small refinery exemptions.

There was plenty of red across the grain and livestock trade on Thursday as things quickly turned into a "risk-off" mindset after the morning open. More rumors surrounding trade and tariffs seemed to be at play with soybeans, meal and wheat leading to the downside in grains and feeder cattle leading lower again in livestock futures.

We kickoff today's show with Zach Hooker from Commstock Investments and then later in the show Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us for a conversation to recap Thursday's trade action. And in the middle in Segment Two, we have a new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from KKV Trading.

We see heavy pressure in the grains and oilseeds on Thursday while we also find pressure in cattle and hog trade at midday. Arlan Suderman with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary for Thursday, November 6th, 2025.

We found limit lower trade in both live and feeder cattle futures on Wednesday as more concern about the US/Mexico border reopening seems to be at play. Meantime, the grains were higher led by the soy complex once again. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to discuss on today's show. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

As the harvest season wraps up, we get an update from northwest Illinois on how 2025 fared for producers. Brianna Gehrig, retail sales agronomist for Brevant seeds in Illinois, joins us to discuss. More at https://www.brevant.com.

We see decent strength across the grain and oilseed trade at midweek while cattle futures are in free fall again. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

As we finish up harvest season in the U.S. and turn our attention towards the end of 2025, there is still plenty of certain uncertainty at play across the grain and livestock markets. We saw a correction on Tuesday and still have on-going talk of what trade, tariffs and overall price action could look like in the weeks ahead. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss managing your risk in these markets, taking advantage of the recent rally in grains and more. Learn more at https://www.agmarket.net.

We ended up seeing a mostly lower day on Tuesday led by soybeans and cattle futures. Was this more of a one-off trading day or is it a recalibration of the markets after the recent moves? Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors joins us for a conversation about the markets, weather outlooks and more. Find more at https://www.hackettadvisors.com.

It's a turnaround Tuesday to the downside as we see red across grain and livestock trade at midday. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the trade action and look at the November StoneX customer yield survey released on Monday.