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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.
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S1E153 A Deep WASDE Dive, Seven Months of Dairy Export Growth, And What Are Annuities?
Send us Fan MailToday we take a deep into the June USDA WASDE report (spoiler alert) there's not much change in corn and soybean markets. Dairy keeps rolling along, though, as we look at what's…
S1E152 Feedlot Margins Hit $450, Butter Prices are Rebounding, We've Been Historically Dry and Warren Buffett Has Advice for Farmers
Send us Fan MailWe start off today with a look at margins and prices. Feedlot margins hit $450 recently, and on the dairy side product prices maintain strength including butter, which had been soft…
S1E151 A New World Screwworm Update, a Look at Commodity Markets, and Cramer Is Skiddish About Bulls
Send us Fan MailToday we get a New World Screwworm update: it's spreading but USDA has it handled. Commodity markets continue to fluctuate waiting for the big report coming out on Thursday. We finish…
S1E150 There's More New World Screwworm, Corn Drops On Investor Fallout, and Consumers Are Still Frustrated
Send us Fan MailWe start with an update on New World Screwworm. There's two new cases including a border-hopping dog. Corn futures fell off recently thanks to investors pulling out of the market over…
S1E149 North: We're Navigating a New Era of Dairy and Beef Markets
Send us Fan MailOn today's episode we feature a conversation I had last week with Mike North from Ever.Ag. Mike brings us up to speed on the current status of the dairy industry, including how we're…
S1E148 Chat BDC Special: Ever.Ag Expands AI-Based Decision Tool for Livestock Operations
Send us Fan MailOn today's special episode we talk with Simon Drake, Chief Product Officer with Ever.Ag, about the expansion of Everett, their AI-based decision engine, into livestock and animal…
S1E147 Bigger Cattle is the New Norm, and Soybean Yields Could Be Huge This Fall
Send us Fan MailToday we'll look at how bigger cattle are probably going to be the norm moving forward and we look at improving carcass efficiency. Plus, the stars are aligning to create a record…
S1E146 Lee Schulz, Ever.Ag Economist: Pork Is In a Good Position With Export and Domestic Demand
Send us Fan MailOur conversation today features the pork industry with a chat with Dr. Lee Schulz, chief livestock economist with Ever.ag. He goes into detail about where we're at as an industry…
S1E145 We're Experiencing a Milk Check Revolution While Cattle Producers Are Making Tough, Drought-Driven Decisions
Send us Fan MailOur milk checks are focusing more on solids that fluid, which is changing the way we breed, feed, process and sell milk and dairy products. Plus, cattlemen are being forced to make…
S1E144 No DMC Run This Month or In the Near Future, Cattle Markets Looking for Direction
Send us Fan MailToday we start with a look at the Dairy Margin Coverage program payouts. Margins are too good on dairy farms for any payments to be made, but we're still running below YOY levels.…
S1E143 Why Consumers Are Soaking Up Dairy And Still Buying Beef
Send us Fan MailToday we focus on consumers with stories on how export and domestic demand is soaking up the extra milk production. Speaking of consumers doing their part, we turn to the beef market…
S1E142 Summer May Be Wetter Than Anticipated, Cattle Rally, And Consumers Aren't Feeling It
Send us Fan MailToday we start with a look at weather and potential for a turn around in drought conditions, then switch to an update on cattle markets. We end with a look at consumer confidence.
S1E141 Dairy Is On a 16-Month Heater, Corn Prices Are Falling With Oil Prices
Send us Fan MailOn today's podcast the dairy industry is on a 16-month track of higher YOY production. On the other hand, corn prices continue to stumble as oil prices fall as well.
S1E140 High Replacement Prices Are Impacting Dairy Culls, Corn Futures Took a Step Back
Send us Fan MailWe start with a review of the latest USDA Livestock Slaughter report and how replacement values are impacting cull cow slaughter. We also talk about the slide in corn futures that…
S1E139 Farmers Need Blinders On to Stay Focused On Marketing Fundamentals This Crop Season
Send us Fan MailIn our conversation today we talk to Britt O'Connell, senior director of grain risk management with Ever.ag. Britt offers great insights into the volatility in grain markets, with…
S1E138 Cattle On Feed Report Is A Bear, Milk Production Continues to Grow
Send us Fan MailUSDA's May Cattle on Feed report showed placements ahead of a year ago but reduced marketings, leading to a bearish feeling in the markets. May milk production was up on--you guessed…
S1E137 Cargill Forces Lockout, Corn Markets Slide, SpaceX Goes Public
Send us Fan MailToday we start with Cargill announcing a lockout at one of its facilities, then we pivot to corn markets sliding a bit after a rally. We finish with news of SpaceX going public.
S1E136 Global Dairy Markets Are Cautious, Drought Begins to Impact Crop Progress
Send us Fan MailToday we have a report on the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, where participants in the auction took a cautious approach indicating global dairy markets may be waiting for a shift.…
S1E135 USDA Updates Livestock Insurance Programs, Drought Updates in Cow Country
Send us Fan MailUSDA Risk Management Agency updated livestock insurance programs this week, we talk about what producers can expect. Also we dive into the drought status for pastures in cow country,…
S1E134 USDA Lowers Beef Forecast, Raises 2027 Milk Production Forecast; Markets React to China News
Send us Fan MailUSDA released its latest forecast for beef, pork and milk production and we cover that in depth. Commodity markets showed signs of life after China told the U.S. they were going to by…
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