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Bill Moore

Senior Account Executive at The PRICE Futures Group and author of The AgMaster Report, a regular grain-market commentator on Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network podcasts.

Oct 16, 2026

0:18
Bill, what have we seen going on in the grain and livestock markets?
0:21
Another lower day.
0:23
The market's finishing off the week lower.
0:25
Disappointing week, particularly for beans, because there was a lot of export interest the last three days.
0:30
But, yeah, the market's closed lower, just a little bit lower five days in a row.
0:34
and made new lows for the break this morning.
0:38
Lowest level it's been since back in late August.
3:23
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0:17
Bill, what have you seen going on in the grain and livestock markets today?
0:21
The market's getting back to normal.
0:22
So yesterday was a different kind of day because the government, USDA, was closed, but the markets were open.
0:29
So we're kind of flying blind information-wise and the markets chopped around and Really kind of still getting their bearing today.
0:36
The market's still coming to grips with the bearish shocker.
0:40
It was the Watson report issued on Friday with a yield of 181.2 in the corn, almost four bushels an acre higher than they were looking for.
0:49
So that makes two government reports that have been bearish surprises in the last four weeks.
4:52
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0:16
Bill, what have we seen going on in the grain and livestock markets today?
0:20
Well, it's quietly higher across the board.
0:23
This is a different kind of day.
0:24
It's Columbus Day, so the USDA is closed and all government offices, the post office and all.
0:31
But we still are trading.
0:33
So we're trading really in no information.
0:35
Usually we have exports that inspections come out at 10 and crop ratings at 3 o'clock.
5:31
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