The Final Bell

6-1-23  Positive trade for the grains today  Time of year with weather & marketing  Summer driving season is here  Cattle continue to soar

5-31-23  Grains lower again today  Its not just the corn market dropping its grain & energy  Markets will not react to dryness with any rain talk  Weather change is happening  Early harvest results in Brazil-good  Argentina & phytosanitary agreement with China

5-30-23  Hogs the shining light  Cattle strong  Wheat gets clobbered  Demand is bad  6am weather maps  Eastern NE, IA & IL going to be dry  Huge crops coming out of Brazil  Reward the rallies

5-26-23  Russia & wheat  Rain & the plains  Importing wheat  Blending wheat  Weather market in corn  El Nino when will it start?  Funds are short corn  What is the beans participation this week?  Hogs have real problems with Prop12  Strong cash this week  Bearish cattle

5-25-23  Markets start higher but don’t end that way  Dry US soils  Debt ceiling  Argentina/Brazil harvest  Cash is king for cattle

5-24-23  Are we headed into a big drought?  Started picking first crop in Brazil  Wheat market continues to break  Black Sea corridor

5-23-23 *What are the current drivers of the corn and soybean markets? *Is the grain corridor working okay? *How is planting going across ND? *Do you think we will see much prevent plant in ND? *Is the market concerned about the dryer weather conditions? *How do soil moisture conditions look overall?

5-22-23  Weather vs. wheat imports  Planting progress  Export numbers  Crop progress in Brazil  Weather & cattle  Hog struggle  COF numbers from Friday

5-19-23  Tough week for the markets  Perfect storm going right now-lower exports  Grain corridor with Ukraine/Russia  Brazil crop looks good  Drought concerns for the U.S.  Planting progress ahead of schedule  Rain in wheat country  Dollar is higher-not helping either  Northern cattle $2 higher board at a discount to the cash  Hogs still having all their issues

5-17-23 § Wheat tour § Liquidation of the trade § Will we get a rally § Described as pain § Ukraine grain initiative § Debt ceiling talks

5-16-23 - Turnaround Tuesday hits hard - Impact on basis - Ukrainian corridor update - Progress in Brazil/Argentina - US Planting progress and prevent plant - Wheat Quality tour keys

5-15-23 - STRONG GRAINS OUT OF THE WEEKEND - GRAIN TECHNICALS MAY BE CHANGING - STRONG CATTLE FUTURES TO START THE WEEK - THOUGHTS ON THIS WEEK'S CASH CATTLE TRADE

5-12-23  WASDE Report  Brazil crop  Strength of the U.S. dollar  Good start to the planting season  Will the crop be as big as thought?  Winter wheat struggles  RAIN  Cattle & hog trades  Milk prices heading lower?

5-11-23  Crop report out on Friday  Talking weather  Flash sales of beans  Demand is not the best  Basis for grains  Lower cash sales for cattle  Consumer demand with Fed talks etc.  Cheaper corn & feeder cattle

5-10-23  Inflation  Regional bank issues  Fed responses-what is next  Debt ceiling  Growing conditions in Brazil  Black Sea region  China  U.S. crops

5-9-23 *What is driving the weakness in the Corn and Soybean markets today? *What is it going to take to get a bounce in the markets? *How is planting progress going? *What are you expecting in the crop report on Friday? *With good weather where do you think we are trading at harvest? *Do you sell here or do you wait?

5-8-23 Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics, joins the Fontanelle Final Bell for Monday. The grain market is off to a mixed start with KC and Minneapolis wheat ending in the green. Corn, Soybeans and Chicago wheat end in the red. The market is showing some early positioning for the WASDE report on Friday. Intra-commodity spreading also highlighted that old crop supply concerns far outweigh new crop demand. Meanwhile Tyson quarterly financials may highlight consumer concerns at the meat counter.

5-5-23 - Key reversals help wheat, soybeans - impact of Black Sea agreement and weather - planting gets going in northern plains - corn building foundation, starting to step up - fund positions - cattle and the economy - preview next week's trade

5-4-23 Headline Hangover from Wednesday - Volatile wheat finishes strong - Beans, Corn much quieter - Energies, outside market influence - Cattle take a pause - Too many moving parts in Hogs

5-3-23 Alan Brugler-Brugler Marketing & Management joins the Fontanelle Final Bell midweek. The Fed raised interest rates once again, but softened their language about futures monetary policy tightening. The latest Fed news may also encourage more managed money to depart from the commodity sector back into equities and cash investments. Brazils expected strong corn crop and possibly improving weather in the US are not friendly to grain bulls.