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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.

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Market Analysis
Soybeans Rally on Additional China Purchases: Will They Really Buy?
Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says, “This is, you know, basically 8 million metric ton or roughly 294 million bushels of added soybean demand that we were not expecting.”
February 05, 2026 10:31 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Soar as Trump Says China to Buy 8 MMT More: How High Could This Take Soybean Prices?
Traders want proof from China of the potential soybean buys according to Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain.
February 04, 2026 03:10 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Make Near Term Highs Again: Soybeans Rally on 45Z Guidance, Pulling up Grains
Tyler Schau of AgMarket says cattle futures make new highs for the move on higher cash and the report tailwind. Soybeans followed soybean oil which rallied as Treasury released 45Z guidance and that pulled up corn.
February 03, 2026 03:24 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Crash Again on Spillover From Outside Markets, Weather
Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says it was a money flow day as grains were influenced by the selloff in crude oil and the precious metal markets, plus the higher dollar.
February 02, 2026 06:02 PM
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Market Analysis
How Bullish is the Cattle Inventory Report for the Cattle Market?
With the lack of rebuilding the strong cattle market could be extended another year.
February 02, 2026 04:24 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Melt With Commodity Wide Selloff: What Triggered it and Will it Continue?
Ag market activity Friday and much of the week was dominated by money flow and spillover from outside markets like the metals, the energies, and the dollar. That’s according to Allison Thompson with The Money Farm.
January 30, 2026 03:41 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Chop Anticipating Higher Cash, Report: Grains Fall With Outside Markets
Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the cattle markets have gotten caught up in the outside market money flow but are also seeing some caution ahead of the USDA semi-annual cattle inventory report to be released Friday.
January 30, 2026 10:17 AM
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Business
Women in Agriculture Award Winner: Helle Ruddenklau
A motto of independence has led to success for Amity, Ore., farmer and 2026 Top Producer Woman in Agriculture award winner Helle Ruddenklau.
January 30, 2026 06:00 AM
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Markets
What a 4-Year Low in the Dollar Means for Agriculture
Alan Brugler, with A&N Economics Inc., says, “What we’re seeing right now is, I think, intentional — that is, to get a little weaker dollar and, of course, that does help a commodities in general.”
January 29, 2026 10:11 PM
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Market Analysis
Grain Rally Fails Thursday on “Asset Reallocation": Livestock Also Pause
Grain markets were higher overnight and on the opening Thursday making multi-week highs and new highs for the move before failing. Ted Seifried with Zaner Ag Hedge says the asset reallocation in the outside markets spilled over into the ag markets.
January 29, 2026 04:01 PM
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