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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
Wheat continues to rally while row crops ease, all watching weather says Allison Thompson of The Money Farm. Cattle build on Thursday’s reversal on better cash news.
Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing says wheat, corn and cattle close higher Thursday.
Grain and livestock close mixed Thursday. Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing says wheat rallied for a 6th day pulling along corn and may still have some upside. Cattle recover with the help of better cash news.
Cattle futures plunge again on HPAI news but Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek says cash is holding together. Hogs fall with cattle. Corn follows wheat but may not take out the top of the trading range.
Wheat ends higher for a fifth day but Darin Newsom with Barchart thinks the rally has just about run its course and that is true for corn and soybeans as well. And HPAI headlines sink cattle...again.
Grains end mixed with wheat higher for the fifth consecutive day. However, corn and soybeans don’t follow. Darin Newsom, Barchart, discusses if the fund short covering rally is about done?
Grain and livestock futures trade both sides of steady early Wednesday after testing the top side of trading ranges. Are grains ready to take a breather? Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has details.
DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says wheat continues to pull corn and soybeans higher triggering short covering by the funds. Whether it’s the start of a bigger rally is yet to be determined.
Grains end higher for a third day on speculative short covering and corrective buying. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says wheat is also putting in risk premium. Can it continue to lead row crops higher?
Grain and livestock futures try to extend gains for a third day. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says there are several fundamentals driving it but technically markets have also seen strong action.