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 Mixed Early with Cattle Lower Watching Weather, Technicals and HPAI Headlines

Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures says grains are mixed early with wheat adding weather premium and corn trying to follow. Soybeans lower with meal. Funds back selling cattle on HPAI news, with hogs up.

April 03, 2024 12:46 PM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Vince Boddicker Discusses a Second Day of Fund Selling in Grains and if Cattle Recover from HPAI?

Grains lower Tuesday on profit taking and risk off selling tied to outside markets. Cattle rebounded but how much can the market recover? Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company has details on AgDay TV’s Markets Now.

April 03, 2024 08:49 AM

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Market Analysis

Grains See More Risk Off Fund Selling: Cattle Recover After Monday’s HPAI Meltdown

Grains end lower on Tuesday with continued consolidation and risk off selling from outside markets. Cattle recovered, while hogs made new highs and then faded. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, breaks it down.

April 02, 2024 03:44 PM

Michelle Rook

Market Analysis

Cattle Recover After HPAI Melt Down: Soybeans Rally with Strong Crush but Corn Falls

Cattle recovering Tuesday after the HPAI selloff, while hogs are up on strong demand. Corn falls with rains in the Corn Belt, soybeans rally with the strong crush figure. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, has more.

April 02, 2024 10:14 AM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Dave Chatterton Says Grains and Cattle Sink with Risk Off Day, Human HPAI Case

AgDay TV Markets Now: Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing, says grains and cattle see risk off selling with human case of HPAI and a soaring dollar.

April 01, 2024 11:34 PM

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Market Analysis

Cattle and Grains See Risk Off Selling with Human Case of HPAI, Report Hangover

A risk off day produces a sell off in cattle and grains. Was it all the human case of HPAI? Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing, has analysis.

April 01, 2024 04:57 PM

Michelle Rook

Market Analysis

Grains Leaning Lower on Report Hangover, Better Wheat Conditions: Livestock React to HPAI News

Grains lean lower on USDA Report hangover, ideas of better wheat conditions than 2023. Cattle mostly lower w/HPAI spreading, which supports hogs despite a bearish report. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, has more.

April 01, 2024 10:14 AM

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Market Analysis

Garrett Toay Discusses How Far Corn Can Rally With the Strong Technical Close After USDA Reports

Corn closes above the 50-day moving average after the USDA Reports, Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk, talks about how far the market could rally from a technical standpoint.

April 01, 2024 08:56 AM

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Market Analysis

How Bullish Were the USDA Reports for the Corn Market?

Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group, says even though the quarterly stocks number for corn came in below the trade guess, he thinks it is more bullish than it looks on the surface due to hidden corn disappearance.

March 29, 2024 12:24 PM

Michelle Rook

Market Analysis

Corn Prices Higher After USDA’s Bullish Reports, Soybeans Flat: Where Do the Markets go Now?

Grains end mixed with strong gains in corn in reaction to USDA’s 90 million acre estimate and lower than expected stocks. But how much higher can corn go? Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk, shares his thoughts.

March 28, 2024 04:50 PM

Michelle Rook