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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
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says ag markets hit again by risk off in outside markets, except wheat gets a boost with China biz.
Another risk off day in outside markets hurt ag markets, plus harvest pressure and low river levels weighed on soybeans. Wheat held gains on China export biz. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing has more.
Mostly lower markets with lower equity markets on macroeconomic concerns. Cattle take out chart support in the process. Wheat is the exception with China SRW export biz. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures has more.
Markets lower except wheat with profit taking and fading China soybean and SRW biz. Cattle are at critical support, so will it hold? And has corn put in its harvest low? Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says grains and cattle recover on Monday as the government averts a shutdown. But are the fundamentals strong enough to keep the rally going?
Grain and cattle markets rebound after Congress averts a government shutdown, but can the recovery continue especially with the headwind of the higher dollar? Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge has details.
Corn and wheat see corrective buying w/export biz to MX, which pulls soybeans off the lows. Markets recover as govt. open, including cattle. Hogs see report hangover. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has more.
Corn & wheat see a corrective bounce, while soybeans are down on harvest pressure. A government shutdown was averted which is also helping markets, especially cattle. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag has details.
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the most significant part of the report was the breakdown of who is holding the grain.
AgDay TV Markets Now: DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says threat of government shutdown melts down grain and livestock markets, trumps reports. So what are the long term market implications?