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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
Corn and Soybeans Add Weather Premium, Wheat Takes it Out: Cattle Up with Higher Cash and Tight Supplies
Grains trade weather, but how much premium do corn and soybeans need to put in? And is the wheat market taking too much premium out? Cattle trade higher on tight supplies and higher cash. Steve Freed ADMIS.
May 24, 2023 11:59 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains and Cotton Trade Weather: Cattle Consolidate Watching Corn and Cash
Corn and beans trade hot dry weather, while rains the So. Plains weigh on the wheat and cotton. Cattle consolidate watching weather, cash and corn. Hogs try to bounce, John Payne, Hedge Point Global Markets.
May 24, 2023 09:13 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Kent Beadle Says Black Sea Headlines and Weather Rally Corn and Wheat, While Beans Fail
AgDay TV Markets Now: Kent Beadle with Paradigm Futures says Black Sea export news and weather rallied corn and wheat Tuesday, but why did soybeans fail to follow?
May 23, 2023 04:58 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Wheat and Corn Up on Black Sea Export Concerns and Weather, Beans and Cattle Consolidate
Wheat and corn closed higher on Black Sea export concerns and putting in weather premium. Soybeans and cattle were hit by profit taking, with more contract lows in hogs. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
May 23, 2023 02:40 PM
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Market Analysis
Wheat Rallies as Ukraine Export Port Blocked, Corn Follows Putting in Weather Premium: Profit Taking in Soybeans and Cattle
Wheat rallies with Russia stopping exports out of a Ukrainian port. Corn follows but is also putting in weather premium. Soybeans and cattle see profit taking. Kevin Duling with KD Investors has details.
May 23, 2023 11:35 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Wheat Extend Gains on Weather, With Profit Taking in Beans and Cattle: Contract Lows in Hogs
Profit taking in cattle w/higher corn, awaiting cash. Hogs score more contract lows. Corn, wheat extend gains on weather, with profit taking in beans. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
May 23, 2023 09:15 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Naomi Blohm Talks About How Long the Recovery Rally in the Grains Might Last
AgDay TV Markets Now: Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing talks about how long the recovery rally may last in the grain markets.
May 22, 2023 05:13 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
How Far Can Grains Extend This Weather/Recovery Rally?: Profit Taking in Cattle, Contract Lows in Hogs
Corn and soybean markets were up on corrective buying and putting in weather premium. Wheat followed. Cattle saw profit taking after a neutral COF report, hogs hit contract lows. Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing.
May 22, 2023 02:41 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Corn and Beans Bounce on Corrective Buying, Markets Watch Weather: Cattle Consolidate after Neutral COF, Atypical BSE Case
Corn & soybeans bounce technically as they are oversold but also putting some weather premium in. Wheat falters on poor demand. Cattle consolidate after a neutral COF. Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage
May 22, 2023 11:56 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains See Major Correction: Is This a Short-Term Commodity Reset or is the Super Cycle Over?
After a two-year bull markets, grain prices have set back well off the highs. So are the commodity markets in reset or is this just part of a larger commodity super cycle?
May 22, 2023 09:57 AM
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