{"podcast":{"title":"Commodity Week","slug":"commodity-week-560682","podcast_index_feed_id":560682,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/commodity-week","website_url":"http://www.willag.org","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/e8_7gE4BpQTN-bC2nBJMqGzElOO7IAQJwiy3VpD_nrY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI3MTgxLzE2NDEz/OTU1OTctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Todd Gleason","episode_count":229,"summary":"Established 1988 Commodity Week is a weekly wrap-up of the CME Group grain markets with analysis and guest interviews. The program is generally recorded Thursday afternoons and posted online by 7:00 p.m. central. It airs on WILL AM580 during the 2:00 p.m. hour each Friday. Commodity Week is a production of University of Illinois Extension and Illinois Public Media. Like the daily Closing Market Report, it is hosted by University of Illinois Extension Farm Broadcaster Todd Gleason. website: willag.org twitter: @commodityweek","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T10:21:42.055364+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commodity-week-560682"},"episode":{"title":"Jun 18 | Commodity Week","slug":"jun-18-commodity-week","published_at":"2026-06-19T01:21:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commodity-week-560682/jun-18-commodity-week","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commodity-week-560682","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/13712919","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/13712919/1e9922d6.mp3","summary":"The June 18, 2026, Commodity Week panel analyzed current agricultural market fundamentals, prioritizing export demand, domestic crop conditions, and macroeconomic shifts. China recently purchased 4.8 million bushels of U.S. soybeans, yet long-term fulfillment of their 25-million-metric-ton commitment remains uncertain pending tariff adjustments and sustained export competition from Brazil. Domestically, the market is bracing for upcoming USDA acreage and grain stocks reports, with analysts anticipating slight increases in soybean acreage and noting discrepancies in feed and residual data driven by heavier cattle slaughter weights. The recent Cattle on Feed report indicated a 102% year-over-year inventory, though overall beef production projections remain inexplicably low according to the panel. Furthermore, U.S. corn crop conditions vary drastically based on planting dates, with early-planted corn thriving while late-planted fields struggle against excessive moisture. Finally, macroeconomic volatility is expected to persist as the new Federal Reserve leadership implements a strictly data-driven policy approach, strengthening the U.S. dollar and emphasizing the need for producers to actively execute pricing orders amidst shifting fundamentals. Panelists - Jim McCormick, AgMarket.net - Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk.com - Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com ★ Support this podcast ★","meta_description":"The June 18, 2026, Commodity Week panel analyzed current agricultural market fundamentals, prioritizing export demand, domestic crop conditions, and macro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1867,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/commodity-week-560682/episodes/jun-18-commodity-week/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commodity-week-560682/jun-18-commodity-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}