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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
AgDay Markets Now: Chip Nellinger Explains What Triggered Friday’s Grain Rally and if it Can Continue?
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says it was a true money flow or “Get Me Out” day Friday. While it caused a short covering rally in grains, he’s not sure it can be sustained.
April 13, 2024 05:09 PM
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Jerry Gulke -- Weekend Market Report
Market Analysis
Gulke: What’s Causing All the Volatility in Commodity and Financial Markets?
Commodity and financial markets saw another volatile week. What’s triggering it? Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group points to a couple possible clues.
April 13, 2024 04:51 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Rally, Livestock and Equities Melt Down: What Triggered the Big Market Moves on Friday?
Grains sharply higher Friday, as livestock, financial markets and many other commodities melt down. It was a money flow or “Get Me Out” day says Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
April 12, 2024 05:15 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: John Heinberg Explains Why USDA is Slow Playing South American Production Cuts
John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing says USDA is slow playing it because the last two years they’ve ended up having to raise South American production after making cuts and they don’t want to do that again.
April 11, 2024 06:24 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Fall After Disappointing WASDE: Does It Open the Door to More Selling?
Grains end lower after a disappointing WASDE particularly South American numbers. John Heinberg, Total Farm Marketing, says corn and soybeans did technical damage opening the door for more fund selling.
April 11, 2024 06:19 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Slide After Disappointing WASDE: Why Is USDA Punting on South American Production?
Grains slide after USDA disappoints with U.S. ending stocks, but especially punting on South American production. Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, discusses why USDA is so far above Conab and RGE.
April 11, 2024 12:41 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Cattle Continue Slide: Grains Quietly Mixed After SA Numbers, Ahead of USDA Reports
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures are lower digesting BIAV news, while hogs recover, and grains are lower except corn following exports and South American crop estimates.
April 11, 2024 11:53 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay Market Now: Mark Schultz Says There’s One Change USDA Could Make in Thursday’s Report to Rally Corn and Beans
Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says unfortunately it will take large production cuts in Brazil’s corn and soybean crop for prices to rally because of the large carryover in the U.S.
April 10, 2024 07:33 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Mixed Trading Weather, Awaiting Reports: Livestock and the DOW Fall after CPI Data
Grains end mixed trading weather and gearing up for production numbers from USDA and Conab. Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity says livestock set back with the equities, with a bearish key reversal in hogs.
April 10, 2024 07:21 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grain Markets Turn Their Attention to Weather: What is the Outlook for Plant 2024?
What is the weather outlook for Plant 2024? Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says it will be a tale of the eastern verses the western corn belt.
April 10, 2024 02:27 PM
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