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On this episode, we talk with Dr. Lisa Becton from the Swine Health Information Center during the 2025 NAFB Convention.

Grain and livestock markets were mostly higher on Thursday as we work through the first week of December. Corn demand especially remains strong, according to the export sales data. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss demand, charts and market sentiment on today's show. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, what is happening in this cattle trade as get into December? Susan Littlefield joins us for another episode of Cattle Chatter with Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek on today's show. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

Markets were mixed to slightly higher at midday on Thursday. Ryan Moe, Regional Director for StoneX, joins us to take a look at the day's market action.

Cattle finding new gears in a bullish trade today, with cash once again proving to be king. Sale barns are seeing rocket-fueled bidding as packers hunt for inventory. On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek talks about bids floating around $218 live in Kansas and $216 live with $335 to $340 dressed in Nebraska, but no trade has happened yet. Asking prices remain firm — $225 in the South and $340-plus in the North — and analysts say this market still has room to push higher before hitting any real resistance. Feeder cattle are also trading on solid strength as talk builds around the December 9th-ish border inspection expected at one key cattle crossing. Adding to the unease, a new screwworm case was reported just 120 miles from the U.S.–Mexico border this week, raising biosecurity concerns and giving the market even more to chew on.

On Thursday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with market analysis from Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics followed by a look at the new Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer with Dr. Jim Mintert, Professor Emeritus at Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. In Segment Three, we discuss the year ahead for pulse demand, grain exports and more with Kurt Haarmann, President and CEO at Columbia Grain International. Then we close the show in Segment Four with a look at ag news headlines.

On this episode, we talk grain markets with Steve Nicholson from Rabobank during the 2025 NAFB Convention.

As we work into the end of 2025, there is still plenty of news and even uncertainty surrounding the broader market picture. Trade, catching up on data from the shutdown, South American weather and so much more is at play here moving forward. We dive into all of that and look at a mixed market trade on Wednesday with Ted Seifried from Zaner Ag Hedge on today's show.

Grain markets are mostly lower at midday Wednesday as we continue to slowly receive CFTC fund data and more. Also, China/US soybean trade is in the news again today. Ryan Moe, Regional Director for StoneX, joins us to discuss.

Wednesday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show talking about cattle markets and more with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale. In Segment Two, we discuss the current state of a potential Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern rail merger with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director for the Soy Transportation Coalition. In Segment Three, we dive into ongoing trade issues between the U.S. and China that are impacting the beef industry with Frank Fuhrig from Meatingplace. Then we close the show in Segment Four with ag news headlines.

On this episode, we talked with Tanner Ehmke from CoBank about the ag economy and markets during the 2025 NAFB Convention in Kansas City, MO.