Closing Market Report

Established 1985 The Closing Market Report airs weekdays at 2:06pm central on WILL AM580, Urbana. University of Illinois Extension Farm Broadcaster Todd Gleason hosts the program. Each day he asks commodity analysts about the trade in Chicago, delves deep into the global growing regions weather, and talks with ag economists, entomologists, agronomists, and others involved in agriculture at the farm and industry level. website: willag.org twitter: @commodityweek

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  Episode #10435

  Sep 11 | Closing Market Report

  Sep 11, 202624 min

  This September 11, 2026, episode of the Closing Market Report from the Land Grant University in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, hosted by Todd Gleason, covers three main segments. First, Mike Zuzolo of GlobalCommResearch.com analyzes USDA crop production estimates, market reactions, and energy trends affecting commodity prices. Second, Abigail Peterson from the Illinois Soybean Association discusses takeaways from the ISA Field Day in Decatur, upcoming agronomic trials, SCN testing, and winter management workshops. Finally, Eric Snodgrass of NutrienAgSolutions.com reviews global weather patterns, discussing El Niño's impact on tropical cyclone activity, dry conditions in parts of the U.S. mid-South, precipitation trends, and agricultural planting windows in South America. 01:53 Ag Markets with Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com 08:41 Recapping the ISA Field Day in Decatur 15:11 Ag Weather with Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this podcast ★

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  Episode #10434

  Sep 10 | Closing Market Report

  Sep 10, 202624 min

  The September 10, 2026 edition of the Closing Market Report provides a comprehensive overview of commodity markets, fall fertilizer strategies, and agricultural weather. Matt Bennett of AgMarket.net attributes recent market gains to confirmed Chinese purchases and tight global soybean stocks, advising producers to manage risk through hedging rather than relying on continued rallies. John Jones, a University of Illinois soil scientist, outlines fall fertilizer recommendations, stressing the economic value of targeted grid or zone soil testing for phosphorus and potassium to avoid unnecessary applications. He also emphasizes utilizing the Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator to optimize anhydrous ammonia rates. Lastly, Mike Tannura of Tstorm Weather forecasts a shift toward cooler, wetter conditions in the central United States that should benefit wheat planting, while noting unusually heavy early-season rainfall in southern Brazil and the developing impacts of a historically strong El Niño pattern. 01:02 Ag Markets with Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net 07:55 UofIL Fall Fertilizer Application Recommendations 17:04 Ag Weather with Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support this podcast ★

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  Episode #10433

  Sep 09 | Closing Market Report

  Sep 9, 202624 min

  This episode of the Closing Market Report, hosted by Todd Gleason, provides a comprehensive update on commodity markets, the beef industry, and global agricultural weather. The program begins with Greg John from Total Grain Marketing, who discusses pre-report estimates for upcoming USDA crop production figures, noting expected yield drops for corn and soybeans, alongside the potential market impacts of Chinese commodity purchasing. Next, University of Illinois extension beef specialist Travis Meteer analyzes the current cattle cycle, explaining how meatpacking plant closures and low herd inventories are shaping the industry while cattle are being fed to all-time heavy weights to compensate for lower head counts. Finally, Drew Lerner of World Weather Incorporated delivers a global weather outlook, highlighting the erratic early-season showers in Brazil, persistent heat in the southwestern United States, harvest-delaying rains across the Midwest, and a large storm system threatening crop quality in the Canadian Prairies. 01:43 Ag Markets with Greg Johnson, TotalGrainMarketing.com 11:10 Thoughts on the State of the Beef Industry 14:46 Ag Weather with Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support this podcast ★

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  Episode #10432

  Sep 08 | Closing Market Report

  Sep 8, 202624 min

  The September 8, 2026, edition of the Closing Market Report, hosted by Todd Gleason, provides a comprehensive overview of commodity trade, agricultural policy, and regional weather. Following the settlement numbers, Naomi Blohm of TotalFarmMarketing.com analyzes quiet post-holiday trade action in corn and soybeans, strong overnight gains in wheat driven by Black Sea developments, and market positioning ahead of the USDA's upcoming WASDE report. The program then examines federal agricultural policy, detailing producer dissatisfaction over the Trump administration's 90-day tariff suspension on South American beef imports, featuring commentary from Nebraska cattle rancher John O'Dea on producer margins, and reviewing executive orders targeting meatpacker concentration. University of Minnesota agricultural economist Ed Usset follows with historical context on August grain rallies, comparing current market movements to previous years—such as 2003, 2011, and 2022—while cautioning against expectations of runaway harvest rallies. Finally, meteorologist Don Day of DayWeather outlines the regional forecast, highlighting modest temperature relief and scattered shower activity extending into the Corn Belt and southern Plains fueled by subtropical moisture from the Pacific. 01:59 Ag Markets with Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com 08:25 Beef Imports, Meatpackers, Ranchers, and the Oval Office 11:13 Commodity Market Discussion with Ed Usset 20:36 Ag Weather with Don Day, DayWeather.com ★ Support this podcast ★

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  Episode #10431

  Labor Day, a brief history

  Sep 7, 20263 min

  I’m Todd Gleason for University of Illinois Extension with a history of labor day in the United States. It’s adapted from a story found on the United States Embassy to Sweden’s website. Eleven-year-old Peter McGuire sold papers on the street in New York City. He shined shoes and cleaned stores and later ran errands. It was 1863 and his father, a poor Irish immigrant, had just enlisted to fight in the Civil War. Peter had to help support his mother and six brothers and sisters. Many immigrants settled in New York City in the nineteenth century. They found that living conditions were not as wonderful as they had dreamed. Often there were six families crowded into a house made for one family. Thousands of children had to go to work. Working conditions were even worse. Immigrant men, women and children worked in factories for ten to twelve hours a day, stopping only for a short time to eat. They came to work even if they were tired or sick because if they didn't, they might be fired. Thousands of people were waiting to take their places. When Peter was 17, he began an apprenticeship in a piano shop. This job was better than his others, for he was learning a trade, but he still worked long hours with low pay. At night he went to meetings and classes in economics and social issues of the day. One of the main issues of concern pertained to labor conditions. Workers were tired of long hours, low pay and uncertain jobs. They spoke of organizing themselves into a union of laborers to improve their working conditions. In the spring of 1872, Peter McGuire and 100,000 workers went on strike and marched through the streets, demanding a decrease in the long working day. This event convinced Peter that an organized labor movement was important for the future of workers' rights. He spent the next year speaking to crowds of workers and unemployed people, lobbying the city government for jobs and relief money. It was not an easy road for Peter McGuire. He became known as a "disturber of the public peace." The city government ignored his demands. Peter himself could not find a job in his trade. He began to travel up and down the east coast to speak to laborers about unionizing. In 1881, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and began to organize carpenters there. He organized a convention of carpenters in Chicago, and it was there that a national union of carpenters was founded. He became General Secretary of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. The idea of organizing workers according to their trades spread around the country. Factory workers, dock workers and toolmakers all began to demand and get their rights to an eight-hour workday, a secure job and a future in their trades. Peter McGuire and laborers in other cities planned a holiday for workers on the first Monday in September, halfway between Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day. On September 5, 1882 the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City. ★ Support this podcast ★

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