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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 Lower on Technical Selling, Weather: Cattle Continue to Correct

Grains see pressure on weather, technical selling after hitting resistance and wheat struggles as EU prices tumble. Cattle continue to correct, with spread unwinding with hogs. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm.

June 14, 2023 11:28 AM

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Market Analysis

Matt Bennett Says Grains Fall on Improved Forecast and After Hitting Major Chart Resistance: Cattle Consolidate, While Hogs Rally

Grains set back on better rains chances in the forecast and after hitting resistance. Will cattle markets keep correcting? Hogs are up but how much more upside is left? Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net has details.

June 14, 2023 09:19 AM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Brad Kooima Discusses the Price Potential in the Weather Market and if Cattle Have Topped Short Term

AgDay TV Markets Now: Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek discusses the weather rally in row crops and if it can be sustained after running into chart resistance. And has the cattle market put in a short term top?

June 13, 2023 06:03 PM

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Market Analysis

Funds Buy and Push Grains Higher Trading Weather, Crop Ratings, Rally in Soy Products: Cattle Consolidate with Higher Corn

Grains up on fund buying, putting in weather premium w/drop in crop ratings, but soy products are also pushing beans. Cattle consolidate w/higher corn, hogs mixed. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage.

June 13, 2023 11:46 AM

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Market Analysis

Cattle and Hogs Correcting but Will it Continue? Corn and Soybeans Rally on Drop in Ratings and Weather

Cattle correcting today and the top may be in short term says Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek. What will cash do this week? Has the hog rally run its course? Corn, beans rally on drop in crop ratings, weather.

June 13, 2023 09:26 AM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Arlan Suderman Says Row Crops Trade Dry Weather but at What Point Does it Really Impact Yield?

AgDay TV Markets Now: Arlan Suderman of StoneX says row crops trade dryness concerns with disappointing rains, sliding conditions but at what point agronomically does it really impact corn yield?

June 12, 2023 05:14 PM

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Market Analysis

Arlan Suderman Says Corn, Beans Rally on Weather But Yield Loss Premature: Cattle Recover and Could Retest Highs if Cash Hits New Records

New crop corn and beans up on weather but Arlan Suderman, StoneX says yield loss talk is premature. Wheat ends mixed. Cattle could retest highs with more record cash and hogs build on the higher weekly closes.

June 12, 2023 02:29 PM

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Market Analysis

Corn and Nov Beans up on Weather Concerns, Lower Crop Ratings, Wheat Mixed: Cattle Rebound on Strong Beef, Record Cash

Corn and Nov soybeans higher on weather concerns, ideas of lower crop ratings. Wheat mixed with poor demand. Live cattle rebound but will they retest the highs if cash is up this week? Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag.

June 12, 2023 11:35 AM

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Market Analysis

Corn and New Crop Soybeans Put in Weather Premium, Wheat Mixed: Cattle and Hogs Watch Corn and Cash

Corn and new crop soybeans up on dry weather and ideas of lower crop ratings. Wheat mixed on spreads. Live cattle see short covering w/strong beef values and cash pushes hogs. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.

June 12, 2023 09:31 AM

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USDA Reports

AgDay TV: June WASDE Confirms Bearish Demand and Growing Supplies

The June WASDE confirmed grain poor demand and growing U.S. supplies.

June 09, 2023 06:44 PM

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