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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 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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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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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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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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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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Market Analysis
Wheat Rally Supports Corn, Soybeans Fall but is it More Than Report Positioning? Livestock Mixed
Grains are mixed Wednesday with a wheat rally supporting corn, but soybeans fall. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says its more than report positioning.
April 10, 2024 10:29 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Ted Seifried Explains Why the Window for a Fund Led Rally in the Grain Markets is Closing
Grains end lower on fund selling and U.S. and South American weather. Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says the grain market is running out of time for a typical spring weather rally and a catalyst for funds to buy.
April 09, 2024 05:23 PM
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Market Analysis
Can Cattle Hold a Rally? Fund Buy Hogs but Sell Grains with Improved Planting Weather
Cattle seeing an early rally, but can they hold it or will funds sell that strength? Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says funds are pushing hogs to contract highs. Grains fall on favorable planting weather.
April 09, 2024 09:56 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Brian Grete Says Grains Trade Sideways Pre-Report, While Cattle Search For a Low
Brian Grete, editor of Pro Farmer, says the grains have been rangebound and sideways awaiting the April WASDE and with not a lot of fresh news to move the markets. Cattle are trying to find a bottom.
April 08, 2024 06:56 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Trade Sideways Again Monday, but Could the April WASDE Change That? And Are Cattle Close to Bottoming?
Grains continue to trade sideways looking for a catalyst to push the funds out of their short positions. Pro Farmer Editor Brian Grete says the April WASDE could provide the next piece of fresh market moving news.
April 08, 2024 03:03 PM
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