Friday, May 8th, 2026- Scott Varilek, Mike Castle and Bryan Doherty

We saw more profit taking in cattle futures on Friday while this week's cash trade was strong again. What's going on with the disconnect between the two markets and where do we go from here? Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us for analysis of the week in the livestock trade and more on today's show. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com. We are also seeing some positive money flow into commodities like grains, oilseeds and crude oil on Friday ahead of the weekend where any number of headlines could flow that might impact trade. Meantime, fertilizer prices continue to be a major talking point worth watching. Mike Castle, Senior Commodities Economist at StoneX, joined us for analysis and perspective at midday on Friday. More at https://www.stonex.com. And late Thursday afternoon Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing, joined us to share perspective on the week in the market trade. War headlines, the upcoming US/China meeting, weather and more are all at play in these markets and we discuss that on this episode. Find more online at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.