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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 End Higher on Technical Buying After Digesting WASDE Data: Cattle and Crude Oil See Healthy Bull Market Corrections
Grains end higher after digesting WASDE data and see technical buying after bouncing off key support areas. Cattle and crude oil make a healthy bull market correction. Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing, covers it all!
September 13, 2023 02:36 PM
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USDA Reports
USDA Tightens Balance Sheet on Soybeans but Raises Carryout on Corn
The September WASDE was a disappointment for the bulls, especially on corn.
September 13, 2023 12:17 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Soybeans Lower, Corn Rallies with Wheat After Holding Support: Cattle Consolidate With Bearish CPI Data
Soybeans see more selling on WASDE hangover, corn rallies with wheat after holding support and has wheat finally bottomed? Cattle consolidate with bearish CPI data. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, has more.
September 13, 2023 09:20 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Matt Bennett Discusses Where Corn and Bean Prices Are Headed After the Disappointing WASDE
AgDay TV Markets Now: Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, talks about where prices are headed for corn and soybeans after the bulls were disappointed with the September WASDE.
September 12, 2023 04:45 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Soybeans End Lower After Disappointing WASDE but Wheat Bounces: Cattle Fade After Hitting Contract Highs
Corn and soybeans ended lower after the WASDE disappointed the bulls. Wheat ended higher with lower global stocks. Cattle hit new highs and then faded. Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net has details.
September 12, 2023 02:31 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
WASDE Disappoints the Bulls, So What Does It Mean for Prices?
Despite lower yields, the September WASDE was disappointing for the bulls. Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, breaks it down and talks about what it means for prices.
September 12, 2023 12:39 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Cattle Make New Highs, Hogs Test Resistance: Grains Slide Ahead of WASDE
Cattle hitting new contract highs again on bullish cash ideas, tight supplies. Hogs test resistance. Grains lower pre-WASDE, with disappointment about crop ratings. Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek has more.
September 12, 2023 09:28 AM
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Michelle Rook
USDA Reports
Trade Expects Lower Yields in September WASDE After Hot Dry Weather
The trade is expected lower yields in the September WASDE after the continuation of hot and dry weather in the last month.
September 11, 2023 08:40 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Shawn Hackett Discusses the WASDE and What Yield Numbers are Already Baked into Prices
AgDay TV Markets Now: Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors discusses the WASDE and what yield numbers are already baked into the market, plus the reason wheat is at contract lows.
September 11, 2023 05:22 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Row Crops Higher Expecting Yield Cuts in the WASDE, But Contract Lows in Wheat: Feeders Hit All-Time Highs
Row crops up on the yield cuts expected in the WASDE, while wheat hits contract lows. Feeders make all-time highs, live cattle try to follow. Is the dollar topping? Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors has more.
September 11, 2023 02:49 PM
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