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Michelle Rook

National Reporter

Michelle Rook is a national agricultural reporter and market analyst for Farm Journal’s AgDay and U.S. Farm Report, and she is the host of Markets Now. With expertise in commodity markets, grain trading, and agricultural journalism, she delivers daily market updates and analysis to farmers nationwide. She earned the NAFB Farm Broadcaster of the Year award and the prestigious Doan Excellence in Reporting Award.

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Market Analysis
Cattle Make Fresh Highs on Cash: Corn Testing Support Monday
Despite higher weekly closes last week corn futures were lower Monday morning testing support.
June 22, 2026 10:29 AM
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Markets
How Much Downside Risk is Left in the Grain Markets?
Funds have liquidated their long position in corn and trimmed their long position in the soybean complex. So how much more downside risk does that leave on price?
June 19, 2026 02:16 PM
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Markets
Grains See Profit Taking Pre-Holiday but Close Higher for the Week
Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity says grain markets also saw some position squaring by traders heading into a three-day weekend as the markets are closed on Friday for Juneteenth.
June 18, 2026 05:03 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle See Red Ahead of Holiday, Cash and Report: Grains Fall Fading Export Biz
Cattle futures were lower early Thursday seeing some profit taking after some technical chart breakouts this week, but also positioning ahead of the holiday.
June 18, 2026 10:39 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains End Higher on Soybean Export Biz as China Also Looks for Corn and Wheat
Soybeans ended higher as rumored export business was confirmed by USDA with a flash sale of 13.7 million bu. to unknown destinations. However, China was also looking for corn and wheat.
June 17, 2026 07:39 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Rally as as Soybean Export Business Confirmed: Is it China and Will it Spur Fund Buying?
Wednesday morning USDA reported a flash sale of 13.7 million bushels of soybeans to unknown destinations and Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says the market is betting that its China.
June 17, 2026 10:43 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Rally as China Finally Buys, Will They Buy Corn? Cattle Surge on Higher Cash, Cutouts
Soybeans were sharply lower in the overnight trade and then saw a gap higher open during the day session on talk that China was in pricing U.S. soybeans says Brian Grete with Commstock Investments.
June 16, 2026 05:37 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Rally on China Talk, Weather: Could a Higher Close Confirm Lows?
Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company says while no sales have been confirmed, just the rumors of China in the U.S. market looking for bids brought buyers back into the market.
June 16, 2026 10:33 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Reverse to End Higher Possibly Forging Lows? Cattle March Higher
Grains saw nice reversals and closed higher on Monday, which was a victory considering the amount of bearish news the market had to absorb according to Kevin Duling with KD Investors.
June 15, 2026 05:53 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Bounce with Outside Markets & Cash, Fade Plant Closure
Brad Kooima says cattle were catching some spillover selling from the news the Iran peace deal had been signed, the higher equity markets and lower crude oil futures.
June 15, 2026 10:46 AM
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