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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
Row Crops Fall on Weather with Funds Still Short: When Will That Change? And are Cattle Forming a Low?
Row crops fall on weather and planting progress. Funds are still short ahead of the growing season. When will that change? Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, has the answer on that and if the cattle market is bottoming.
April 16, 2024 03:56 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Continue to Slide on Weather, Planting Pace: Cattle Try to Rally for a Second Day
Grains see technical selling pressure from weather. Cattle try to extend gains a second day so is HPAI fear subsiding? Hogs higher. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, has insight.
April 16, 2024 10:57 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Randy Martinson Explains Why Grains Couldn’t Extend Friday’s Rally
Grains end lower on Monday erasing most of the gains from Friday. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says weather and farmer selling were the biggest factors.
April 15, 2024 07:40 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Why Did Grains Give Back Friday’s Gains? Will Selling Escalate into Month End?
Grains end lower on Monday on weather forecasts for rain in the corn belt and increased farmer selling. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag says cattle saw short covering.
April 15, 2024 03:33 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Cattle See Short Covering Bounce, Hogs Slide and Grains Retreat on Weather, Planting Progress
Cattle see a short covering bounce after a lower week and with less war fear says Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek. Hogs continue to see fund liquidation.. Grains retreat on farmer selling & weather.
April 15, 2024 02:59 PM
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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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Michelle Rook
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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Michelle Rook
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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