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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 Higher on Technical Bounce, Lower Dollar, Outside Markets & Watching Weather: Cattle Confirm Reversal, While Cutouts Support Hogs
Grains see a corrective bounce with help from outside markets like the lower dollar. Cattle confirm the reversal with follow through selling. Hogs bounce on higher cash. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing has more.
July 13, 2023 05:23 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Naomi Blohm Explains Why Grains Bounced a Day After a Bearish USDA Report
AgDay TV Markets Now: Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing explains why grains bounced a day after the bearish USDA Report.
July 13, 2023 03:57 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains See Corrective Buying Post Report with Lower Dollar: Cattle Consolidate Ahead of Cash, Hogs Bounce
Grains higher on a corrective bounce with a lower dollar, still digesting the report, watching weather & debating yield. Cattle continue to consolidate. Hogs bounce with strong cash. Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing.
July 13, 2023 03:04 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains See Corrective Buying After Bearish WASDE Reaction : Was Yesterday a Blow Off Top in Cattle?
Grains higher on corrective buying after the selloff post-WASDE. Hogs bounce with China hopes, but cattle are seeing follow-through selling, so was Wednesday a blow off top? Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
July 13, 2023 09:14 AM
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Michelle Rook
USDA Reports
USDA Report Bearish for Grains: Soybean Ending Stocks Well Above Trade Estimates
The July WASDE report was bearish for grains. The biggest disappointment for the bulls was USDA’s ending stocks figure for soybeans.
July 12, 2023 04:53 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nellinger Gives Price Projections for Corn and Beans After USDA Report Data
AgDay TV Markets Now: Chip Nellinger with Blue Reef Agri-Marketing discusses if soybeans have topped and how low corn could go after the USDA Report data.
July 12, 2023 04:45 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Lower with Bearish USDA Report, Especially for Soybeans: So is the Top in Soybeans and How Low Does Corn Go?
Grains lower with a bearish USDA report, especially on soybean ending stocks. Have soybeans topped and how low does corn go? Livestock also reverse lower in bearish action. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing.
July 12, 2023 02:36 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains See Pressure Post WASDE with Bulls Disappointed with Soybean Ending Stocks: Corn Yield Drop Offsets Acreage
Grains sell off with bulls disappointed in a 300 mb ending stocks figure for soybeans, lower corn yield offset acreage, while U.S. wheat numbers were slightly bearish. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.Net.
July 12, 2023 11:57 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grain and Livestock Futures Mostly Higher on Report Positioning and Support from Friendly CPI Data
Grains mostly higher with report positioning & spillover from friendly CPI data. That’s supporting hogs and live cattle are making new highs. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm, has details and a preview of the WASDE.
July 12, 2023 09:12 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Arlan Suderman Discusses the Adjustments He Expects in the WASDE
AgDay TV Markets Now: Arlan Suderman with StoneX discusses what changes he expects in the WASDE and why USDA will lower yield.
July 11, 2023 04:19 PM
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Michelle Rook
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