Podcast appearances and mentions of Mike Castle

Wheat was under pressure again on Friday with mixed action elsewhere. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist with StoneX, joins us to break down the week and the end of the month trade action in grains, livestock and the macro markets.

We get Friday's show started to close out July with market analysis and perspective from Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX. In Segment Two, we discuss the week in the cattle and hog markets and get perspective from Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek. Then we spend the rest of the show talking about a wild month of market volatility and look at the ag economy with Chad Hart from Iowa State University.

Wednesday on Market Talk we sit down with Mike Zuzolo, president of Global Commodity Analytics, to unpack a volatile midweek session — soybeans and corn lower, wheat mixed, cattle higher, and the Fed holding rates steady. Mike breaks down the ruble's slide against the dollar, fresh sanctions on Russia and Iran, an intense 24 hours of military escalation, why soybeans are giving back ground faster than corn, what the weather models mean for national yield, key technical levels in soybeans and December corn, and why he still sees feeder cattle as the market's leader heading into the border reopening. We also get price perspective from Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, in Segment One and talk more broadly about the ag economy situation including upcoming ARC/PLC payments, soybean crush margins and more with David Widmar from Agricultural Economic Insights in Segment Two.

On Friday's show, we get started with market analysis from Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek in Segment One followed by a market conversation with Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX in Segment Two. Then, we spend the rest of the show looking back at the 53 year career of Mark Gold in the commodity and brokerage business. Susan Littlefield sits down with Gold, who just retired this month, for a wide ranging conversation about his career and today's market world.

Weather took markets higher to close the session, with the focus on hot and dry conditions across much of the Midwest as well as continued drought throughout Europe. Friday's WASDE report expected to reflect high demand for US corn and potential shifts in South American production. Cattle markets lower with disappointment over a lack of fundamental support. Mike Castle with Stone X Financial recaps today's trade.

Grain markets are continuing to find some positive trade as we near the holiday weekend while this morning's jobs data was underwhelming. We talk about all of that and more with Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Midday Commentary for Thursday, July 2nd, 2026.

Grain trade took a slightly bullish report as the catalyst needed to move upwards. Weather concerns across Europe and Asia are also helping to keep grains supported this week with extended record temperatures and drought. Cattle have reached a seasonal tipping point as demand could see some softening after the peak of grilling season. Mike Castle with Stone X recaps today's trade.

Grain markets found more support on Wednesday as we digest all of this week's news and data ahead of the 4th of July holiday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to put some puzzle pieces together with technical analysis of the grain markets, the weather outlook and some perspective on this week's cattle trade action. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com. At the start of the show in Segment One, Susan Littlefield joins us as she talked with StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle about the grain market action, weather and possible USMCA news having an impact on the market trade. And in Segment Four, we have a conversation about AI use in agriculture and how it is being incorporated into agriculture workflows. Ryan Wolf, Director of Innovation Experience, R&D at WinField United, joins the show to talk about the use of AI and the launch of Oz, an AI-powered tool from WinField United that helps make near-instant agronomic recommendations and more.

Rains across the country and cooler weather in the extended forecast weighed on soybeans today, as concerns going into the growing season remain limited. Wheat futures bounced with the rains effecting winter wheat harvest and beginning to suggest quality issues for the soft red crop. Cattle futures fell as more cases of screwworm surface. Mike Castle with Stone X Financial recaps today's trade.

Mike Castle says corn and soybeans end higher Friday adding war premium and were up for the week. What does the market need to continue the rally? Cattle see an ugly selloff, will it continue? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grains have turned mixed at midday while the cattle complex is under heavy selling pressure. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for a look at the midday market trade as we near the holiday weekend.

The cattle complex was down sharply on Thursday as it appears multiple factors (the lockout at Cargill in Fort Morgan, CO, upcoming Cattle on Feed Report, etc) had a hand in limit lower feeder cattle and big losses in live cattle. The grains and oilseeds also saw more selling pressure as we near the weekend holiday. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the Thursday trade action and share market perspective. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com. Those in the cattle industry have been aware for the past four weeks that the Cargill beef processing facility in Fort Morgan, Colorado, has been dark. However, news of a labor lockout grabbed the attention of trading algorithms this week, adding pressure to cattle futures despite the situation being well known within the industry. On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek discusses the impact of the plant shutdown, the continued strength in the cash cattle market, and even the outside pressure created by President Trump's social media comments about addressing the nation's beef shortage. We also begin the show with Mike Castle from StoneX and hear from Susan and Sue Martin from Ag and Investments in Segment Four.

A potential peace deal with Iran led crude oil lower today, and grain trade followed, with money flow out into the stock trade. China has yet to confirm the $17 billion agricultural trade deal that includes 25 million metric tons of soybeans. Cattle futures closed mixed today ahead of Friday's Cattle on Feed report. Mike Castle with Stone X Financial recaps today's trade.

Grain markets are taking a bit of a breather on Tuesday as we see quieter action after the US/China summit news. We discuss the trade action, crop progress numbers and the outside market picture with Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, in our Market Talk Midday Commentary.

This week, our friends Mike Castle and Chris Martin join us for our inaugural IW Notable Sound and Film Warehouse discussion, foodstuff advertising, and name doppelgängers. Mike Castle would like to plug Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness and Misrepresented and recommends polite smiling. Chris Martin would like to plug Ain't It Footy and his live dates and recommends Percy Pigs And finally Dave is on Bluesky! Find us on Instagram! Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFun HQ in Downtown LA, and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher. Join the MaxFun fam: maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwaters

Mike Castle of StoneX joins us to discuss China followed by Justin Gilpin of Kansas Wheat,then Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek with cattle market report.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We saw more profit taking in cattle futures on Friday while this week's cash trade was strong again. What's going on with the disconnect between the two markets and where do we go from here? Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us for analysis of the week in the livestock trade and more on today's show. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com. We are also seeing some positive money flow into commodities like grains, oilseeds and crude oil on Friday ahead of the weekend where any number of headlines could flow that might impact trade. Meantime, fertilizer prices continue to be a major talking point worth watching. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joined us for analysis and perspective at midday on Friday. More at https://www.stonex.com. And late Thursday afternoon Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing, joined us to share perspective on the week in the market trade. War headlines, the upcoming US/China meeting, weather and more are all at play in these markets and we discuss that on this episode. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

We see pressure across commodities, energies and cattle on Thursday as optimism grows about a deal to end the war with Iran. That is helping fuel positivity in the stock market as well as we near the end of the week. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in the Market Talk Midday Commentary. ***Always remember the risk of trading futures and options can be substantial.

On today's show, we hear from StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle to kickoff the show followed by this week's new episode of Cattle Chatter with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima. Susan sticks with us in Segment Three as she shares a dairy market conversation with Shawn Hackett from Hackett Financial Advisors while Jesse closes the show with market analysis and recap from Thursday's trade.

On today's Market Talk, Susan Littlefield sits in for Jesse Allen as she has market analysis with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics and Mike Castle from StoneX. She also shares a conversation with former Senator Heidi Heitkamp, who is now Director of Agriculture at alliant.

It appears to be a turnaround Tuesday to the downside in the grain complex as we see moderate pressure across soybeans, corn and wheat. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the grain trade and new economic data released on Tuesday morning.

Crude prices rose today in response to escalation in the Middle East conflict, taking the grains markets up as well. Hard winter wheat futures closed unchanged as rain in the forecast competes with a grim outlook on today's crop progress report. Cattle futures stepped back, but the overall picture still looks positive for cattle prices. Mike Castle with Stone X Financial recaps today's trade.

Cattle and soybean futures found some green on Friday while corn was dead quiet and KC wheat could not follow through after Thursday's strength on weather concerns. We get analysis and perspective on today's show as we start with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale who has perspective on the cattle and grain markets. In Segment Two, we talk with Joe Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek who helps us break down the cattle and hog market action from Friday and this past week. Then in Segment Three, we are joined by StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle who breaks down the grain market trade to finish the week and provides thoughts on the fertilizer market action we are seeing currently.

KC wheat is leading the complex higher today as weather concerns return to the market trade while corn and soybeans are quiet. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis and perspective in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.

Soybean oil is the leader at midday Tuesday while wheat is quiet even with poor crop ratings in the Plains. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss the latest market moves in our Midday Commentary for Tuesday, April 21st.

Grains came under pressure early on as a ceasefire was declared in Iran and crude oil prices fell sharply. Thursday's WASDE report will likely be less dramatic in light of recent events. Beef demand continues to drive the market. Mike Castle with Stone X Financial recaps today's trade.

A ceasefire in the Middle East has the markets moving on Wednesday, with energy and equities in particular seeing volatility. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Grain and livestock markets are quiet to lower at midday on Tuesday as the world watches and waits on the 8pm EST deadline by President Trump for a ceasefire agreement to be made with Iran. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss that along with weather importance moving into April and perspective on the global fertilizer situation after a new India urea tender in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Tuesday, April 7th, 2026.

Markets are closed for Good Friday, but we kickoff the show with some commentary from StoneX Senior Commodities Economist Mike Castle who gave us some new perspective on energies, fertilizer and the macro markets on Thursday of this week. Then in Segment Two, we lean in on the spring planting conversation and considerations you should have before you hit the field. Zach Thompson, retail sales agronomist for Brevant® seeds, joins us for the conversation. We close the show in Segments Three and Four with more perspective on the war with Iran's impact on global fertilizer production, availability, pricing and more. David Delaney, CEO of Itafos, a vertically integrated phosphate producer with operations in the U.S. and Brazil, joins us to share his insights and perspective on the situation.

During this episode, Dean Holden shares his Doctoral research from Cardiff Metropolitan University's Doctorate in Sport Coaching (DSC) programme. 'Wandering Whistles', Dean's thesis, shares his lived experiences and learnings as a nomadic, travelling coach working across cultures in ice-hockey.During the episode, Dean, Mike, and Oli discuss the idea of the nomadic coach, Dean's rich life experiences that have led him towards his research, and the findings of his doctoral thesis. Together, they discuss his auto-ethnographic and composite vignette approaches to exploring notions of identity, power, and authenticity in coaching.

As war continues to rage on in the Middle East, we have seen attacks on key energy infrastructure this week that could take years to rebuild. What does that mean for the longer term impacts on fertilizer pricing and supply? Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to share perspective on what's happening with fertilizer and the longer term farmer impacts we could see ahead. It was also a "Steady Eddie" kind of week in the cattle complex as we wrapped up trade on Friday. Amid the on-going volatility we saw firm cash and futures that worked back and forth throughout. Joe Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to wrap up the week in the market trade, thoughts on cattle and a quiet hog market plus a look at the pressure to end the week in the grain markets. And we close the show with a recap of the latest Cattle on Feed report that just came out with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale and Jesse has a look at the closing markets to end the week in Segment Four of the show.

It's mixed action in the grain complex at midday Thursday while we see more movement in energies and fertilizer. Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to discuss in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Thursday, March 19th, 2026.

Another day of volatility in the commodity markets on Monday as grains and oilseeds, along with livestock, settled the session mostly mixed to lower. Crude oil finished well off session highs after spiking to near $120 overnight as Middle East headlines continue to flow.  John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing joins us in the back half of today's show for a conversation while we also get insight from Mike Castle with StoneX in Segment Two. At the start of the show, we take a look at more severe weather risk this week and discuss the forecast with Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien.

As we saw on Friday, the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. What does this news mean for the grain and fertilizer markets in the short and long term? Also, regarding fertilizer, what does this week's Executive Order mobilizing the Defense Production Act to safeguard the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides mean for the markets? Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to break it all down in our Market Talk Midday Commentary for Friday, February 20th, 2026.

The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on Friday. The President responded in a press conference saying other measures would be taken. And the markets didn't seem to know what to think when it was all said and done. Ted Seifried with Zaner Ag Hedge joins us to discuss as we close out the week. More at https://www.zaner.com. Also as we wrap up the week, the cattle markets are watching multiple items including the Supreme Court tariff ruling, any updates on a potential strike at JBS in Greeley, CO, the cash markets and much more. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to discuss the cattle, hog and grain markets as we close out the week. More at https://www.kkvtrading.com. And finally, what does this tariff news mean for the grain and fertilizer markets in the short and long term? Also, regarding fertilizer, what does this week's Executive Order mobilizing the Defense Production Act to safeguard the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides mean for the markets? Mike Castle with StoneX joins us to break it all down. More at https://www.stonex.com.

Wheat and crude oil are the upside leaders at midday on Wednesday with weather and geopolitical risks at play. Mike Castle from StoneX joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

We saw a quieter day in corn and soybeans on Wednesday while we had strength in wheat, crude oil and soybean oil on the session. There are plenty of items at play including weather risk for wheat, geopolitical concerns across the globe, USDA's Ag Outlook Forum kicking off on Thursday, a Cattle on Feed report to end this week and much more. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to break it all down on today's program. Find more online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com. Also, we welcome Aaron Bertels from Crossroads Marketing to the show for analysis as we get things started in segment one and we close the show with comments from Mike Castle at StoneX from Wednesday's Midday Commentary.

It was a quiet day of trade in the markets on Tuesday as grains were mostly lower and the livestock complex was choppy to higher. Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net joins us for a wide ranging conversation as we look at market sentiment, talk cash basis and much more. Find more at https://www.agmarket.net. We also hear from Susan Littlefield who talks with Mike Castle at StoneX for market perspective to open the show.

Soybeans saw decent strength on Thursday with another large crush number out from NOPA along with good export sales numbers. Meanwhile, the corn market continues to struggle under the weight of USDA's big surprises from Monday. Was corn silage the main culprit as to why we saw a large shock in harvested corn acres? That's one of many topics we discuss today with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing. More at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com. Also, we start the show with market analysis from Mike Castle with StoneX and follow that up in Segment Two with a brand new episode of Cattle Chatter. FARM's Susan Littlefield is joined again this week by Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek for a deep dive into the cattle markets.

Grains closed slightly higher while cattle fell $1-$2. Mike Castle with StoneX recaps Wednesday's trade. Topics: - corrective grain action - ethanol record - soy crush tomorrow - fertilizer stories to watch - beef takes a breather - keys for the rest of the week

Many in agriculture are continuing to digest Monday's USDA data, how some of the numbers came to be and where these markets go from here moving forward. We dive in to some of the numbers, look at various correlations between various markets and touch on the cattle markets this week with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com. Also, we get some grain market analysis and thoughts on geopolitical impacts to the fertilizer markets on today's show as Mike Castle with StoneX joins us for an update as well.

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As we near the end of what has been a volatile year for the markets and U.S. agriculture, we take a pause to recap 2025 and make a small wishlist for the year ahead when it comes to the markets and more. Tommy Grisafi with AgBull Media and Nesvick Trading Group joins us for a conversation. Find more online at https://www.agbull.com. Also, we hear the remainder of our conversation from earlier in the week with Mike Castle from StoneX on today's episode.

We saw a bit of that Santa Claus rally in the grain trade on Wednesday, led by the soy complex. Meantime, the livestock trade was a mixed bag as we headed into the Christmas holiday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to take a look at the week in the market trade as we head into the holiday. More online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com. This was a year for the record books when it comes to the amount of uncertainty we dealt with in American agriculture and the fertilizer market was one of many items caught up in the uncertainty. How is the outlook shaping up for 2026? Mike Castle, Lead Market Intelligence Project Manager for StoneX, joins us to discuss this past year and look ahead to early 2026 when it comes to the fertilizer markets and the price ratio with grains. Find more online at https://www.stonex.com.

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including a change of venue in June for the Indiana FFA State Convention and legislation aimed at growing healthier kids in American classrooms is closer to becoming law. In the new Indiana Farm Forecast HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has more mild air today and rain tomorrow. Tuesday grain and oilseed markets again worked in the red, absent any news to feed the bull. Andy Eubank has settlements and analyst Mike Castle provides commentary. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

This week, we are replaying some of our favorite holiday segments from previous Troubled Waters eps. Featuring Alison Rosen, Jacob Givens, Mike Castle, Joey Greer, Des Bishop, Joel Stein, Danielle Perez, Jessica Sele, Drennon Davis, and Shawn Carter! If you liked these segments, check out the full episodes in our archives!  Stay tuned to the very end for a quick announcement and we will see you in the new year! Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join 

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including the importance of conservation practices on U.S. farmland and some fungicides to think about for the next crop year. Winter is definitely here and HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says the cold continues with more snow possible too. The Friday corn and soybean markets were higher throughout the slightly shortened session. Andy Eubank has settlements and analyst Mike Castle has commentary. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

On this edition of Hoosier Ag This Week: The prices for farm fertilizer remain sky-high, but will that change for 2026? C.J. Miller chats with Josh Linville, Vice President of StoneX, about the pricing and availability of fertilizers for next year. Eric Pfeiffer also talks with USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce, who oversees Farm Production and Conservation. They discuss the reason behind the shift in USDA's policy to push voluntary conservation, as opposed to the Biden administration's policy of mandating conservation practices for many farmers. A winter storm is on its way to the Hoosier State this weekend. Chief Meteorologist has more in your Indiana Farm Forecast. Plus, Mike Castle with StoneX reviews the grain markets from the abbreviated holiday trade we saw on Friday. All that and more are part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands on the tarmac at U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, the start of a historic summit on how to end the war between Russia and Ukraine; District of Columbia sues the Trump Administration after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announces that an expansion of federal control of the city's police department by installing an “emergency police commissioner” and revoking policies that limited officers' cooperation with immigration enforcement; Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) announces the start of a second special legislative session after Democrats have successful blocked for two weeks passage of a redrawn congressional district map that would increase the number of Republican U.S. House seats; Mike Castle, former Republican Congressman and Governor from Delaware, has died at age 86. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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