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Hosted by Mike Opperman · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 136 episodes
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Chat BDC is the executive briefing for farm CEOs, CFOs, and senior managers running America's largest farms. Each episode delivers concise, actionable business intelligence across all market categories. Hosted by Mike Opperman, Chat BDC delivers concise market information to help farmers make more informed business and investment decisions. Whether you manage 2,000 cows or 20,000 acres, this is the ag business podcast built for farmer CEOs.
Mike Opperman hosts Chat BDC, a news show with 136 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with the June USDA milk production report. Guess what? More cows made more milk and production continues to rise. Feedlot margins tightened last week, and grain and soybean markets improve
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a look at the 50% tariffs President Trump imposed on Canadian dairy, and whether the recent uptick in the beef market is here to stay. We wind up with a look at the market for big tra
Send us Fan Mail Today we look at cybersecurity threats in the U.S. dairy industry and a new push toward Product of the USA labeling in the beef market. We wrap up with a look at what may be holding back U.S. farmers.
Send us Fan Mail Today we spend our time on market updates. Federal Milk Marketing Order Prices are out for June, and milk prices keep doing well. Cattle markets, on the other hand, have hit a record 15-day slide and we
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a look at how GLP-1s and other health trends are increasing demand for dairy proteins, which is bolstering Class III milk prices. We then look at why Mexico wants to get the border re
Send us Fan Mail Today we're going to look at the impact dairy consolidation on the producer side will have on the future of the industry, plus a close look at trends in the cattle market that will impact decisions for t
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a look at how the U.S. is gaining significant ground on Europe in the global dairy market, plus how a heat wave is destroying already dry pastures. We then look at a mid-year crop mar
Send us Fan Mail Today we look at how milk prices are outpacing feed costs, and grain rallies stay strong (but for how long). Beef is in the doldrums, and oil prices jump, again.
Send us Fan Mail Today we have a special episode featuring a conversation with Matt Erickson, senior analyst with Terrain. We talk about land values, including what goes into setting the market, why land values can be a
Send us Fan Mail Today we look at a drop in prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, plus how we may be reaching maturity in the beef-on-dairy market. We look ahead at what to expect for the July WASDE report and
Send us Fan Mail Today we focus on what dairy producers can expect in terms of milk prices for the rest of 2026 and into 2027, and a deeper dive into what's going on in the cattle markets. We finish with three triggers t
Send us Fan Mail Today we get a report from Ben Laine at Terrain and a reset on milk prices for the balance of 2026. Then we look at USDA beef export numbers and why they don't jive with market activity. We read a report
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with information on expanded access to H-2A workers for dairy farmers, and information on what lower heifer share of marketed animals means for herd expansion. We then look at how to adjus
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a look at a bit of a drop in Class III and Class IV milk prices, then also talk about a short blip in cattle futures and what packers are doing about it. We take a look at the future
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a report about fat levels outpacing protein for the first time since November. We switch to a report about heat coming to areas that have been under drought this year, then a review o
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a review of USDA's June acreage and inventory report, then flip to dairy where we review the Dairy Margin Coverage numbers (hint: margins are strong). We wrap up with a look at small-
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a look at the top three things that employees complain about on their farming operations. We pivot to market news with an update on commodity markets ahead of tomorrow's USDA reports,
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with an update on dairy cull cow numbers and how they are starting to throttle down a bit. Then we offer a report on the pork industry and how pork is well positioned to take advantage of
Send us Fan Mail Today we start with three factors that are impacting the cattle complex. We pivot to how the European heat will impact corn markets, and finish with how a key inflation indicator is at a three-year high.
Send us Fan Mail Today we look at how the increasing supply of dairy products is outpacing demand and negatively impacting product prices. We shift to a deep dive on the latest iteration of the Farm Bill as the Senate be
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