The Zaner MarketCast

Agricultural commodities are one of the most important facets affecting rural America, but they can be tricky to follow. The Zaner MarketCast is here to make it easy. Join Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto as they discuss the weekly commodities markets to provide valuable insights, as well as go over the week's top headlines and inform you how they affect the markets. Contact [email protected] with any questions or business proposals.

Soybeans Having a Breakout Moment 04/25/2025

Soybeans Having a Breakout Moment Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, & the cattle markets. Also, the duo talks about the tariff war between the US and China and what the long-term effects of it could be stateside. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: Disclaimer: As always, keep in mind with everything we talk about today that futures trading does involve risk of loss. /episode/index/show/zaner/id/36318915

Trade Deals Coming? 04/17/2025

Trade Deals Coming? Market Strategist Joe Nikruto goes over this week's grain market price action, diving deep into movements on corn, soybeans, wheat, and cattle. Also, hear about anticipation on tariffs and what may happen if more come into play. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/36213920

Should You Hedge In Markets This Volatile? 04/11/2025

Should You Hedge In Markets This Volatile? Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto dig deep into this week's market performance, covering weekly market price movement for corn, soybeans, wheat, and cattle. Also, with markets this volatile, hear their expert opinion on what you should be doing to mitigate your risk at this time, and how you can avoid margin calls when markets move this sporadically. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: DISCLAIMER: Trading & hedging OTC/futures involves risk of loss /episode/index/show/zaner/id/36105245

How Were The Grain Markets Affected By Tariffs 04/04/2025

How Were The Grain Markets Affected By Tariffs In the 50th episode of the Zaner MarketCast, market strategists Joe Nikruto and Dan Hussey dive deep into grain market price action for Corn, Soybeans, & Wheat, as well as the cattle markets, dissecting how these markets were affected by President Trump's tariff announcements and how it affects farmers across the nation. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/36011265

Quarterly Grain Stock Analyst Estimates 03/28/2025

Quarterly Grain Stock Analyst Estimates In this solo episode of Zaner Marketcast, market strategist Dan Hussey gives a breakdown of this week's grain market price action, analyzing corn, wheat, & the soybean complex. Also, hear the analyst estimates for the upcoming Quarterly Grain Stocks report and what you can do to prepare. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35913705

Weekly Options on Beans 03/21/2025

Weekly Options on Beans Market Strategist Joe Nikruto discusses this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, & soybeans. Also, hear his educational input on weekly options and how they are theoretically helpful for soybeans trades. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35815765

Tariffs on Soybeans 03/14/2025

Tariffs on Soybeans Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, & the cattle markets. Also, hear the duo dissect Risk Reversal as a strategy for trading commodities, and get their insight on some of the week's top news stories, including new tariffs on soybeans and the USDA's new way of tackling HPAI To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35702965

Corn Reownership 03/08/2025

Corn Reownership Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, & the cattle markets. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories (more on tariffs!) & an educational segment on corn reownership. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35582530

Name The Dominant Fundamental 02/22/2025

Name The Dominant Fundamental Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto do a deep dive into this week's agricultural market performance, discussing important fundamentals for the week and providing a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, & the cattle markets. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35383915

Wheat Making Pivotal Moves 02/15/2025

Wheat Making Pivotal Moves Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, & the cattle markets. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including the official announcement of our new Agriculture Secretary To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35290455

Will The Safrinha Crop HELP or HURT Corn? 02/08/2025

Will The Safrinha Crop HELP or HURT Corn? Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, and the cattle market. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including Mexican and Canadian tariffs being pushed back and certain agricultural funds being frozen by the USDA. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35199280

How Will These Tariffs Affect American Agriculture? 02/01/2025

How Will These Tariffs Affect American Agriculture? Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on the upcoming tariffs as they delve into historical data and talk about how this will affect the average farmer To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: https://linktr.ee/zanermarketcast /episode/index/show/zaner/id/35104315

New Soybean Crush Record 01/18/2025

New Soybean Crush Record Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for corn, soybeans, wheat, & cattle. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including a new NOPA soybean crush record and the release of new interim rules of climate-smart agriculture practices from the USDA. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/34900330

WASDE and Grain Stocks on the Same Day! 01/11/2025

WASDE and Grain Stocks on the Same Day! Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering this month's WASDE and Grain Stock reports, as well as a recap of price action for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, the growing H5N1 concerns, drought weather in South America, and (finally!) new guidance on the 45Z tax credit. To stay on top of the markets in real time with our Ag Hedge Hotline--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/34811325

Can Corn Get Above Its Old Contract Lows? 01/04/2025

Can Corn Get Above Its Old Contract Lows? Market Strategist Dan Hussey gives a special solo version of the Zaner MarketCast, providing an in-depth, technical look into the weekly price action for row crops corn, soybeans, and wheat. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/34715565

Government Budget Issues THREATENING Farm Aid 12/20/2024

Government Budget Issues THREATENING Farm Aid Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, & the cattle markets. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, such as the government budget tensions threatening the Farm Bill and aid for farmers in 2025. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/34556530

Massive Layoffs for Agricultural Companies 12/07/2024

Massive Layoffs for Agricultural Companies Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, soybeans, and the cattle market. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including Cargill & other agricultural companies' massive layoffs and new information on guidance for the 45Z tax credit To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/34323105

Disaster Relief for Farmers Coming Soon? 11/23/2024

Disaster Relief for Farmers Coming Soon? Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including more information on possible disaster relief coming for farmers in need and China's growing agricultural relationship with Brazil & how it will affect America. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/34114191

New EPA Director Announced 11/16/2024

New EPA Director Announced Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including the announcement of the new EPA director, IFB suing AFAB over their forced removal, and California voting against the ban of factory farming. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33950097

WASDE Analysis (& More!) 11/09/2024

WASDE Analysis (& More!) Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this month's USDA WASDE Report, going over what the numbers mean for future price action and how it affected the weekly prices for corn, soybeans, & wheat. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including the USDA being sued for cattle ear tag mandates To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: https://linktr.ee/zanermarketcast /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33855037

What To Know Before The WASDE (November 2024) 11/07/2024

What To Know Before The WASDE (November 2024) Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto bring you a special episode of the Zaner MarketCast in order to provide some insight before the November 2024 WASDE report. The duo discuss the current price for corn, soybeans, wheat, & cattle, and dig deeper into what can be expected on this month's report To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33839717

Bird Flu Is In The Pigs, Now? 11/01/2024

Bird Flu Is In The Pigs, Now? Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including the first recorded case of swine flu being found in swine, and what economists are saying about an agricultural recession. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33750652

This Year's Quick Harvest Turnaround 10/25/2024

This Year's Quick Harvest Turnaround Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including this year's incredibly quick harvest turnaround and what it means for prices, and updates on the SAF & 45Z tax credits. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33619187

Harvest Pressure on Commodities 10/18/2024

Harvest Pressure on Commodities Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss how harvest pressure has deeply affected the market price action for row crops corn, soybeans, & wheat. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including Wisconsin's poultry fiasco and the alarming rise of seed company consolidation To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33518562

WASDE, Hurricanes, and Lawsuits 10/11/2024

WASDE, Hurricanes, and Lawsuits Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this month's WASDE report and how it affected the week's grain market prices for corn, soybeans, & wheat Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including McDonald's suing major beef producers for alleged price fixing, and how Hurricane Milton will affect agriculture across the country To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33425517

What To Know Before The WASDE (October 2024) 10/10/2024

What To Know Before The WASDE (October 2024) Market Strategists Joe Nikruto & Dan Hussey bring you a special episode of the Zaner MarketCast to discuss all of the expert analyst predictions (ADM, Reuters, & more) regarding this month's WASDE report for corn, soybeans, and wheat so you know what to expect. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33410592

The Port Strike Is Over...FOR NOW! 10/04/2024

The Port Strike Is Over...FOR NOW! In this extra juicy and informative episode, Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including the newest payroll/unemployment numbers, the Hurricane Helene FEMA efforts, and the recent beginning & temporary ending to the ILA port strikes. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33333832

Tariffs on John Deere Tractors? 09/27/2024

Tariffs on John Deere Tractors? Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including possible tariffs on John Deere tractors and new federal legislation on the 45Z tax credit To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33237857

Farm Aid Coming Soon? The Government Says So! 09/20/2024

Farm Aid Coming Soon? The Government Says So! Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including the government's temporary solution to the slow-moving Farm Bill, and national restrictions on pesticides To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33146277

Will Russian War Affect Wheat Prices? 09/13/2024

Will Russian War Affect Wheat Prices? Market Strategists Dan Hussey and Joe Nikruto discuss this week's agricultural market performance, covering a market recap for row crops corn, wheat, and soybeans. Also, hear the duo's professional agricultural commentary on some of the week's top news stories, including the possibility of Russian war affecting wheat prices, the $15M EPA grant to prevent "forever chemicals," and vaccines being field tested on dairy cows. To stay on top of the markets in real time--or contact us with any questions/business proposals--go here: /episode/index/show/zaner/id/33047537

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