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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
Grains see profit taking with better extended forecasts, plus a lack of fresh war news. Soybeans fade 33.4 mb of export biz. Livestock higher with lower feed prices. Allison Thompson with The Money Farm has details.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Rich Nelson, Allendale, says funds take profits in row crops on Thursday on a better extended weather forecast. What yield is the market trading?
Corn & beans lower on profit taking & improved weather. Wheat mixed awaiting fresh war news. Live cattle consolidate ahead of cash. Hogs mostly lower so is the seasonal rally over? Rich Nelson, Allendale has more.
Corn, beans, cotton lower on profit taking, weather, stronger dollar. Wheat is mixed awaiting fresh war news. Cattle trying to rebound with lower corn. Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors has details.
Old crop beans hit contract highs on China export biz, expanding drought. Corn & wheat try to follow. Cattle 2-sided, while hogs see seasonal strength. Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics has more.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, talks about the impressive rally in hogs, if it is nearly done seasonally and if producers should be hedging.
AgDay TV Markets Now: Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk says grains take a pause from the rally but will continue to hold risk premium over war and weather concerns.
Grains close mostly lower with profit taking but eye on weather and Black Sea news. Cattle consolidate in a healthy correction, hogs pushed by strong cash and cutouts. Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk has details.
Grains see profit taking & may have enough risk premium for now. Cattle continue to correct technically despite bullish fundamentals. Hogs pushed by cash, product. Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing has more.
Live cattle see more profit taking, despite higher boxed beef and strong cash. Hogs bounce with higher cash and cutouts. Grains lower on profit taking. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek has details.