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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.

Latest Stories
Market Analysis
Grains Ease on Corrective Action but is the Weather Story Over? Livestock Surge
Grains saw profit taking, farmer selling, China tariffs & higher Brazil crop estimates. Milk reversed off contract highs, while cattle rallied with lower corn, higher beef. Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, has more.
May 14, 2024 06:03 PM
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Dairy
Former USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety says Negative Beef Tests for H5N1 Came as “No Surprise”
The cattle markets breathed a sigh of relief after USDA announced negative test results for H5N1 in ground beef. And a former USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety says is unlikely to be found in beef in the future.
May 14, 2024 06:01 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Retreat on Profit Taking, China and Brazil News: Livestock Higher
Grains see profit taking on the announcement of additional China tariffs, plus Conab raises Brazil estimates. Livestock bounce on short covering, higher products, lower feed. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, has more.
May 14, 2024 11:42 AM
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Market Analysis
Weather and Technical Rally Continues in Grains but For How Long?
Grains rally led by wheat on continued crop concerns and fund short covering. Live cattle lower despite the futures discount to cash. Hogs fall on the futures premium to the LHI. Brian Grete, Pro Farmer, has more.
May 13, 2024 08:56 PM
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Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Brian Grete Says Wheat Continues to Lead Grains Higher Triggering Fund Short Covering
Brian Grete, Pro Farmer editor, says wheat led the price rally in wheat once again adding weather premium on global production concerns.
May 13, 2024 08:53 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Fade Higher Start: Grains Extend Weather Rally but For How Long?
Grain & livestock futures are mostly higher. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle are at a discount to steady to higher cash which is supportive, Hogs see short covering. Grains continue to add risk premium.
May 13, 2024 01:04 PM
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Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Chip Nellinger Explains What Market Bulls Need This Week to Sustain the Grain Rally
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says if rains continue to delay planting and wheat areas like Russia and the Southwest Plains miss forecasted rains that could continue to drive buying interest in the grains.
May 12, 2024 03:55 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains End Higher as Weather and Fund Short Covering Trump the WASDE: Are $5 Corn and $12 Soybeans Justified?
Grains end higher on Friday after the WASDE but was the market trading the report or was it weather and fund short covering? Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, has more plus talks cattle.
May 12, 2024 03:26 PM
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USDA Reports
USDA Finally Reconciles Old Crop Corn Demand in May WASDE
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says in the report USDA finally rectified the old crop corn carryover figure trimming it by 100 million bushels with an increase in demand.
May 10, 2024 05:34 PM
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Market Analysis
WASDE a Mixed Bag for Grains but Rally Continues: Is the Market Trading the Report?
Grains higher post-WASDE. U.S. numbers came in friendly for corn, neutral for wheat but bearish for soybeans. So, is the market trading the report or is it fund short covering? Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, has more.
May 10, 2024 02:16 PM
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