Professional Ag Marketing Podcast

This week Pat and Mike talk about a hog market on a rip higher. Fundamentals are fantastic and the futures have been quick to price in premium. A hedgers dream at our fingertips. 

This week Lucas and Mike discuss the crop markets movement this week. They also drove through parts of the midwest and talked to farmers from all over the United States. Check out what they say about current crop conditions. 

This week Luke and Mike discuss the World Pork Expo and the macro picture over the hog industry. What questions did Luke entertain at the show? Listen in to find out. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss a crazy 7-10 dollar rally in the cash cattle market. Cash is dragging futures along at this point. Is the discount in the deferred contracts pricing in a plant closure at some point?

This week Nick and Mike discuss the cycle of the cattle market. Heifer retention is a large topic and Nick illustrates its importance beautifully. Demand is stellar, and cash is even better. Listen in to our new cattle market talk podcast. 

This week Pat and Mike discuss a lack of direction for corn and soybeans. Prices are choppy but lack any new opportunities. Listen to what they are following in the row crop prices this week. 

Hogs: After the long weekend stores are filling the shelves back up. Listen in to Luke and Mike discuss how pork demand is fairing. Luke also discussed trade and health. 

This week Pat and Mike discuss the 3 day corn rally. We have a handful on reasons why or why not. Listen to them breakdown the corn and soybean markets. 

This week on the cattle talk podcast Jeff and Mike discuss the potential hole in numbers moving back in the year. Listen in on why Jeff thinks this might be happening. Mike discusses a couple technicals on the cattle futures. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the hog market needing a cutout rally. Thank you for joining from the hog market talk podcast. 

This week Mike, Jayden, and Pat provide bull and bear cases for the corn and soybean markets. 

This is the first week Professional Ag Marketing will start a cattle focused podcast. Listen here for a weekly update on cattle market news. This moves in place as our 3rd weekly podcast joining our hog, and grain podcasts each week. 

This week Pat and Mike discuss this weeks trade deal with the U.K. Also China and U.S. trade negotiations start this weekend. Following that on Monday the USDA WASDE report with a brand new balance sheet. 

This week Mike discusses the selloff for corn and soybeans before first notice day. A combination of events including weather, China, and South America all contributed.  

Lucas and Mike talk planting progress with a weather update. Emergence looks optimistic. Trump shakes the markets up. 

This week Jeff and Mike jump all over the board. They covered a wide variety of marketing topics including the Cattle On Feed report today. No markets tomorrow on good Friday. 

Pat and Mike discuss the volatile week involving tariffs. Also, Pat talks about his experience in Washington D.C. this week for the MN pork board. 

Trump tariffs and China retaliation. Lucas and Mike talk about the Liberation Day and all of its impacts on the ag markets. 

Jeff and Mike have a broad market discussion. Cattle, hogs, corn, and the equities all seemed to have shaky money flow this week. Listen in on what derisking might have done to the markets this week. 

This week Mike and Luke talk about the key reversal in cattle along with its recent inverse correlation with the stock market.  

Nick and Mike discuss the long bull cycle in cattle futures. Trade direction for cattle vs the stock market has been interesting. Last but not least the WASDE report was this week. Listen in for Mikes update on the supply and demand. 

Volatility is an understatement. Jeff and Mike talk about the ag and outside markets this week. 

Today wraps up the spring price averaging for crop insurance. Pat, Lucas, and Mike discuss the prices along with decisions revolving around this volatile week. 

This week Nick and Mike breakdown a market recap along with todays Cattle on Feed report. 

This week Mike gives a broad market overview for hogs, cattle, and the grain markets. The second half of the podcast Mike interviews our head of technology Cade. Check out what Pro Ag has been working on for technology, working on currently, and the future of AI in our industry. 

This week Jeff and Lucas host from the Cattlecon show in San Antonio Texas. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our fifth episode is on Government Payments in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our fourth episode is on private products  in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our third episode is on ARC vs PLC in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our second episode is on ECO in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our first episode is on changes in 2025. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the trump trade at Davos. They also touch on the fund money flow into commodities including cattle trading at new all time highs. 

Volatility is up! Trumps inauguration is on Monday and the markets are closed on Monday with MLK day. Next week is expected to have intense volatility. The ethanol industry has seen major moves the last couple days. Listen in to Natural Gas and the cold snaps impact on the ethanol industry. 

The USDA shocked the grain markets with cutting yield in the January WASDE report. Listen in to Mike and Jeff discuss the crazy grain and oilseed markets today along with a review on this weeks Risk Management Bootcamp at SDSU. 

2024 is officially over. Pat and Mike do a year recap over the grain and livestock markets. They wrap up with a 2025 outlook. 

This week Mike and Lucas discuss the corn vs soybeans debate. This is a must listen!

This weeks Podcast Pat and Mike go live at Take 16 for this years annual Pro Ag Holiday event. The podcast breaks down overall fundamentals for the grain, hog, and cattle markets. Our podcast features questions from a live audience at the end.  

Mike and Lucas discuss this weeks WASDE report in detail. Mike also breaks down the fundamentals, average price estimates, and starts the corn vs soybean planting discussion. 

This week Mike and Pat discuss Mexico economics, and wheat fundamentals. 

Listen in for Jeffs take on the feeder cattle market and screwworm update. Mike gives an overview on soybean fundamentals. 

This week lucas and Jeff fill in for mike discussing funds impact on many commodities. Listen in to hear about the marketplace and the consumer behavior. 

This week Mike and Lucas discuss the markets election hangover. Soyoil continues to be a main talking point along with strong corn demand. 

Lucas and Mike discuss the election. They break down what happened, market reaction and outlook as well as short term ag policy and people in focus around Trump. 

Harvest prices are set for crop insurance. ARC and PLC payments are out for 2023. Farm Bill and Farm Act overview. Election is next week. Do soybeans care?

This week Pat and Mike discuss current grain market fundamentals. Exports, spreads, harvest progress, listen in. 

This week Pat and Mike discuss basis and spread action after making massive changes in the past 2 weeks. Spreads are strengthening and futures are making new lows on the move. This is not textbook. Listen to Pat explain the logistics on this weeks podcast. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the October WASDE report. The protein markets have been in a solid uptrend. Jeff breaks down the recent highs. 

Mike and Lucas talk Israel, corn and soybean support levels, and insurance averaging. 

Markets continued their rally this week. Soybeans continue to find buyers. Listen in to Lucas and Mike discuss all the factors at play along with crop insurance decisions made today. 

This week Pat and Mike discuss the FED news along with market trend going into harvest. 

Mike and Lucas discuss yesterdays WASDE report along with Margin Protection. Listen in for this weeks grain market update.