Market Talk With Greg And Ben
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsA monthly podcast featuring two experienced commodity brokers, talking agricultural related topics with each other or our featured guests. Sit back and enjoy! Music credit to: Eric Sheffield
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Backyard Crop Look With Ian Kessler
June 13, 2023 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBWho says you can't do a little backyard marketing? Ben is joined with Ian Kessler this week on Market Talk. Ian is a Sales Agronomist with Sound Agriculture. Ben and Ian talk about what we are seeing in the fields now, in early crop development, and what we need to see moving forward for an improved crop look.
Let's Talk Drought
May 11, 2023 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBGreg speaks with Mark Brusberg. Mark serves as the Chief Meteorologist of USDA’s agricultural weather and assessments group, a component of the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Mark helped shed light on his role as Chief Meteorologist within the USDA and spoke about his work with other government agencies to bring us weather maps, such as the drought monitor that we look at every day.
Rate Hikes! Rate Yikes?
April 25, 2023 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBFed sentiment after the 5/3 FOMC meeting will likely determine market direction in May.
Market Talk Introduces Ben?
March 21, 2023 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.64 MBGreg introduces Ben on to Market Talk. Ben is a young broker with Allendale and talks about what it's like diving into the commodity world after graduating from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Why All the Fuss About Crop Insurance?
February 16, 2023 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBMarket Talk, Mike Lung talks with Lee Waters, VP of Crop Insurance at Farm Credit Illinois on this weeks podcast. We get the lowdown on new plant dates, the 2018 farm bill, and livestock revenue insurance.
Mental and Political Fatigue
November 01, 2022 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.43 MBThe next two weeks promises lots of volatility but maybe not a lot of clarity.
I'd Buy That For $1.50
October 25, 2022 19:00 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBIf the dollar has topped, is hyperinflation the next stage to worry about?
Mission Impossible: Covid Protocol
October 18, 2022 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBWhat are we watching as we look out toward the end the the year?
Fed Up
October 04, 2022 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBIs there a pivot incoming for the Fed's plan to battle inflation?
Taking A Little Off The Top
September 27, 2022 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBMarkets position for the end of month and quarter
Up, Down or Don't You Know?
September 20, 2022 19:00 - 13 minutes - 9.49 MBIs there potential to move anywhere from here before the midterm elections?
Can't Spell Down Without D-O-W
September 13, 2022 19:00 - 14 minutes - 9.87 MBCPI data hits stocks and macro markets leaving questions of how a "soft landing" is possible
WOWatility
September 07, 2022 19:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBPutin comments spark markets in both directions
Whichflation?
August 30, 2022 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBAre we entering a new phase of elevated pricing that could stick around for years?
Breakdown of a Breakout
August 23, 2022 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBCorn and beans are off to the races but where are they headed?
Chop Techie
August 16, 2022 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBFigure where markets are going based on where they've been
Dollar High, Euros Dry
August 09, 2022 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBHeat and dryness issues hit European crops
Putin' It All Together
July 26, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBPutin, Inflation, Hyperinflation, The Episode Where Mike And Greg Get Bullish
Putin' It All Together
July 26, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBPutin, Inflation, Hyperinflation, The Episode Where Mike And Greg Get Bullish
Weathering The Weather
July 19, 2022 19:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBWhen the weather confuses you, talk to someone who studies the weather to confuse you more.
Weathering The Weather
July 19, 2022 19:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBWhen the weather confuses you, talk to someone who studies the weather to confuse you more.
Whipsaw, illiquidity, and what the future holds
July 12, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes - 7.15 MBWhat to watch when whipsaw is pulling your attention everywhere
The Secret to the Rain Dance
June 28, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBJust keep dancing until it rains.
Good Old Fashioned Sell Off
June 22, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBMarkets change how are you adapting?
Good Old Fashioned Sell Off
June 22, 2022 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBMarkets change how are you adapting?
Thank you for coming to our Tech Talk
June 14, 2022 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBLet's talk current technical formations while the fundamentals are boring
Re-Hash A-Go-Go
June 07, 2022 18:00 - 12 minutes - 8.68 MBMarkets seem to be waiting for something big to happen.
Holiday Hitch In The Giddy Up
June 01, 2022 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBAre the markets bullish or bearish? Depends on the day.
Diamond Mining
May 24, 2022 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThere's a stigma about shifts around 3-day weekends, we have 3 in 6 weeks. Something is bound to happen, right?
Shopping At The Gap
May 17, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThere are hourly and daily gaps on a bunch of our charts. What does it mean to the bull run?
Raised by Farmers
May 10, 2022 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBGreg and Steve share stories about being brought up by farmers and the influence it still has on them today.
Raised by Farmers
May 10, 2022 19:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBGreg and Steve share stories about being brought up by farmers and the influence it still has on them today.
Bad Vibes Or Just Vibin?
May 03, 2022 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBMarkets have taken a defensive tone ahead of the Fed rate decision. Is the end of the bull rally in sight?
Sideways Is A Direction, Too
April 26, 2022 19:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBThere are cases to be made for markets to move in either direction going forward. Which way will win?
Higher Prices But At What Cost?
April 05, 2022 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBWe're fighting crises all over the world and commodity markets feel strong, until they don't
Nothing Else Matters
March 22, 2022 19:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBEverything going on in the world makes it easy to forget that you need to have a plan and stick to it.
Pump Up the Volume
March 15, 2022 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBVolatility is at an 11, volume is low and markets are all over the place
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
March 08, 2022 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBVolatility reigns as the market tries to price in what's next for the economy and upcoming growing season
What Goes Up, Must Come Down...Or Does It?
March 01, 2022 20:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBEverything is bullish, so what could possibly stop this rally?
From Russia with Love
February 15, 2022 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MBDepending on the news cycle, the Russia and Ukraine situation is heating up or cooling off. Markets are suffering from whiplash as a result.
Yellow Ledbetter
February 08, 2022 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.52 MBMuch like the lyrics to a song, markets don't always have to make sense to be good
LL Cool Beans
February 01, 2022 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBEverything is bullish. Is this the start of 2012 all over again?
Inflation Station
January 18, 2022 20:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWe breakdown the USDA report from last week and discuss some of the recent price movement in grains
BIG Report Week Extravaganza
January 11, 2022 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBHow much will South American production change on the January report and will there be any other curveballs from the USDA?
New Year, Who Dis?
January 04, 2022 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBThe corn and bean rocket ship is powering onward. How much more do they have in the tank?
Unknown Destinations
December 14, 2021 22:00 - 11 minutes - 7.79 MBSeason 3 finale. Mike and Greg discuss the multitude of unknowns plaguing the markets and the sideways chop we've entered
Triple Threat
December 08, 2021 20:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBMike and Greg are joined by Allendale President, Steve Georgy, to talk about the potential impact of the EPA's Biofuel Mandate
O-M-G, more like O-Mi-Cron
November 30, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBA new Covid variant has the market participants heading for the sidelines as we close out November.
A Festivus for the Rest of Us
November 16, 2021 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIt's the time for an airing of grievances