Friday, April 17th, 2026- Scott Varilek and David Widmar

It was another interesting week in the cattle complex as we saw plenty of volatility to finish out the week on Friday. Crude oil was also lower on Middle East peace optimism, which had a broad effect on the markets as well. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us to share perspective and analysis of the livestock and grain markets on today's show. Find more online at https://www.kkvtrading.com. Also on today's show, as we examine the tight margins for farmers in early 2026, we get perspective on how interest rates are shaping the conversation along with exports, spring acreage and more. David Widmar from Agricultural Economic Insights joins us for a conversation as we look at this from a big picture standpoint. Find more online at https://www.aei.ag.