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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.

Friday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with market analysis and perspective from Garrett Toay with AgTraderTalk. In Segment Two we talk with Dinese Watson, Senior Vice President and Ag Lending Manager at Merchants Bank, who shares how lenders are helping farmers navigate the current economic climate. In Segment Three, we get insight into Brazil's 2026/27 sugar and ethanol outlook, which points to a robust sugarcane crop in the Center-South region and continued structural pressure on global sugar prices. Livea Coda, Market Intelligence Coordinator with Hedgepoint Global Markets, joins us from Brazil for the conversation. Then we close the show in Segment Four discussing policy items for the hemp industry, including why U.S. farmers are urging Congress to grant a two-year extension on a moratorium ban. Jonathan Miller, U.S. Hemp Roundtable General Counsel, joins us to discuss.

On today's episode, it is another Dairy Market Friday as we get analysis from Naomi Blohm from Total Farm Marketing.

Weather worries impacted the Kansas City wheat market on Thursday as the trade surged higher, spilling over into Chicago and Minneapolis wheat too. Cotton also saw some consolidation and support from the dry weather in the south it seemed on the day. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us for analysis of the grain, livestock and dairy markets today. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, the market is still searching for clarity on border developments, especially after Brooke Rollins canceled her planned Friday visit to Arizona. On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima at Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at how that uncertainty is adding to an already quiet tone in the cash market, where a standoff continues and could stretch through Friday's close. For now, cattle weights aren't raising major concerns, while attention is starting to turn toward seasonal demand. With one of the biggest grilling occasions of the year—Mother's Day on May 10—just around the corner, there's optimism that boxed beef values could see improvement in the weeks ahead.

The market is still searching for clarity on border developments, especially after Brooke Rollins canceled her planned Friday visit to Arizona. On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima at Kooima Kooima Varilek looks at how that uncertainty is adding to an already quiet tone in the cash market, where a standoff continues and could stretch through Friday's close.

For now, cattle weights aren't raising major concerns, while attention is starting to turn toward seasonal demand. With one of the biggest grilling occasions of the year—Mother's Day on May 10—just around the corner, there's optimism that boxed beef values could see improvement in the weeks ahead.

On today's episode of Inside Dairy, we share more updates from World Dairy Expo ahead of the 2026 event.

On this episode we talk with Ben Runge, Plant Advantage™ Marketing Manager, HELM Crop Solutions. We talk spring planting and he shares info on SUL4R-PLUS® from HELM.

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.

Thursday on AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Diesel, we begin the show with market analysis from Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics followed by a conversation with Lucy Russell, Director of Producer Engagement for the National Pork Producers Council, who shares details about their Pork Leadership Institute program. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with CropLife America President and CEO Alexandra Dunn to discuss their Farmer Voices Matter campaign. We close the show in Segment Four as we continue celebrating 100 Years of Pioneer as David Bowen, Corteva Laureate and Data Strategy & Governance Analyst, joins us to discuss the rise of information and data in agriculture.

Inventory is tighter and auction values are climbing, but low-hour tractors are sitting longer than ever. Andy Campbell breaks down what's really moving in the row crop tractor market this spring and what dealers should do about it.