03/19/26 Fireworks in the Confirmation Hearing

Morning Market Talk Below, you will find today’s installment of Morning Market Talk. You can copy and paste the link below for this morning’s episode.   https://youtu.be/PoZ0GGItuj0?si=tOzaGlQtyOgmezd6   On the Grains   Overnight grains started out firm and have held that up until now. As of 5:30 corn is up a nickel, as are old crop beans, while new crop beans are up a dime. Even wheat is showing strong with July Chicago up 8 cents. While we still have a long way to go to regain the losses from earlier in the week, at least we seem to be moving in the right direction. These markets will likely continue to follow the whims of the situation in the middle east and the response of markets such as crude, at least until we get into the swing of planting season and start paying attention to weather.   On the Cattle:   Another day of lighter trade volumes with fats picking up a few cents and feeders dropping 50 cents to a dollar depending on the month. The cutout value continues to remain strong.   Here are Wednesday’s stats:     Wednesday’s Cattle Slaughter  * 3/11/26:    109,000 head (207,000 week to…