The Final Bell

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics breaks down today's trade. Trade was lower in the ag commodities, with soybeans and cattle leading the downward spiral. Today's Topics: - Tariff announcement breakdown - Exports still important - Weather becoming a bigger factor - Keys to finish the week

Doug Simon of Tredas recaps today's market activity, which included lower corn, soybeans and wheat. Today's Topics: Pre-tariff feelings Soybean oil continues to perform Corn and basis Preview for the rest of the week

Soybeans led the way higher on Tuesday, trading over 21 cents higher. Corn and wheat settled 3 to 8 cents higher. It was also a sharply higher day in livestock trade, with live cattle up as much as 2.60 and feeder cattle up as much as 3.05. Brian Splitt of AgMarket.net joins Chad Moyer to recap today's market activity. Topics: - A slew of soybean sentiments - Corn from a technical perspective - Corn and cattle/hogs relationship - Preview of tariff day tomorrow

Darren Frye of Waterstreet Advisors joins us on today’s Final Bell for a full breakdown of the USDA’s Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks reports. We dive into the key numbers, market surprises, and what traders are now focusing on with this fresh data in hand. Tune in for expert insight on where the market goes from here.

Sam Hudson with Cornbelt Marketing joins Chad Moyer to discuss market activity.

Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics breaks down today's lower corn and wheat trade and factors that pushed soybeans and cattle higher.

 What is the market assessment moving forward?  Many reports and data dump for next week  Canada & tariffs Mexico & tariffs  Could we see lower cash this week for cattle?

 Markets pulling back  Tariff chatter  Monday planting intentions  Mixed cattle market  Will we see higher cash prices this week?

 Corn markets go higher on tariff talk  Over weekend tariff workings underway  Brazilian soybean numbers  Prep ahead of next Monday’s intentions report  How undervalued is the soybeans?  Cattle market reacted to the COF of Friday  With highs like Friday’s cash-set the tone for this week?  USDA announced some reports are coming back

 Drop in the corn and beans  Higher wheat  Tariff chatter  Weaker corn market in Brazil  Wetter weather coming to Argentina  Harvest pace  Cattle futures lower as cash moves higher

 Shift in the price action this week  Tariffs working on nerves of trade  Latest drought monitor  Planting intentions report next week  Upside potential for cattle

 Big elephant in the room is tariffs  Dry in the southern plains and Black Sea  China rumors buying corn from Black Sea for fall  End of month, end of quarter  Planting intentions  Back & forth cattle trade  Packer paying up again for cattle  Demand side with the economy

 Planting intentions report  Dollar has caved in  Weather extremes  Brazil’s second corn crop  Higher cash cattle  Feeders see a higher trade

 Non-tariff trade feel  When will the markets bottom?  Acrea’s what’s next?  USDA didn’t change demand; ethanol is grinding good, export  Cattle & hogs  How many hours to buy beef?  Can boxed beef hang on?  Recession fears?

 Non-tariff trade feel  Weaker stock market  Grain exchange numbers different from USDA numbers for South America  Exports disappointment for soymeal  Wheat the largest weekly total since late June 2024  Russia/U.S. talks  Cattle stabilized midday, just to drop in the afternoon

 Tariff pressure  Mexico is still important  Delayed sell off of WASDE came today  Brazil & Argentina crops with harvest underway  Rain levels  Cash cattle market feels good

 All markets on edge  Playing this market nervousness  Possible shutdown?  Trading some weather in the grains & cattle  Lives cattle playing in between feeders & hogs

 Stock market talk  Dollar trade  Canola pressing beans  Tariff chatter  Trade ahead of the WASDE  Higher cattle market  Technicals in the hogs

 Post state of the union  Tariff chatter  President Trump holding meetings with Canada & Mexico  Tariff backburner for livestock, not grains  Weather market factoring back in?  Upper Midwest storm-but still not a lot of moisture in the tank  Fundamentals on the markets for cattle  Is there a bottom in place for cattle?

 Tariffs are in place  Off the lows  Some technical buying  State of the Union  How livestock reacting to tariffs  Weather will soon creep back in