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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
Mostly Lower Except Soybeans with Risk Off Fund Selling, Bearish Weather: Profit Taking in Livestock
Lower except soybeans as risk off in outside markets triggers more fund selling. Plus, better planting weather, rain chances for HRW areas. Consolidation in cattle & hogs, watching cash. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing.
May 01, 2023 02:41 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grain and Livestock Markets Mostly Lower with Risk Off Fund Selling, Weather: Livestock Futures Eye Cash and Product Values
Fund selling continues in corn and wheat, with risk off including lower crude oil and bearish weather. Cattle and hogs consolidate with a higher dollar. Mike Minor, Professional Ag Marketing has details.
May 01, 2023 11:32 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grain and Livestock Markets Seeing Lots of Red, with Risk Off, Weather, More Spec Selling
Lower with risk off going into the FOMC meeting. More spec selling in grains, but weather is also bearish. Cattle and hogs seeing profit taking after higher week but cash is key. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures.
May 01, 2023 09:24 AM
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Jerry Gulke -- Weekend Market Report
Market Analysis
After an Ugly Week are the Grain Markets Signaling a Major Price Reset Similar to 2013?
Grain markets collapsed this past week, posting lower weekly closes on massive fund selling. Jerry Gulke says it’s the start of a major reset and the realization the U.S. is not competitive as China cancels corn buys.
May 01, 2023 09:12 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains End Mostly Higher After A Tough Week but are Funds Done Selling? Cattle Consolidate with Weaker Cash, With Hogs Higher
Grain markets end mostly higher Friday on end of month profit taking. Is the fund selling over? Cattle consolidate with weaker cash. Are hogs bottoming? Bryan Doherty @TotalFarmMktg has more.
April 28, 2023 02:21 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Try to Recover After an Ugly Week But is the Market Bottoming? Cattle Consolidating, End of Month Bounce in Hogs
Grain markets try to recovery after an ugly week, is this just an end of month dead cat bounce or is the market bottoming? Cattle consolidating but short covering in hogs. Darren Frye Water Street Solutions has more.
April 28, 2023 11:27 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Mixed Trying to Consolidate After an Ugly Week: Cattle 2-Sided with Lack of Cash Direction
Grains have had an ugly week. Soybeans are seeing some corrective buying, wheat is trying to consolidate but more fund selling in corn. Cattle trade 2-sided on a lack of cash news. Allison Thompson, The Money Farm.
April 28, 2023 09:07 AM
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Michelle Rook
Crop Production
Flooding Shuts Down Locks on Upper Mississippi River, Stops Movement of Product Up and Down the River
Record snowfall is catching up with several states as snowmelt starts to flood rivers. It’s already impacting traffic and the movement of ag goods on the upper Mississippi River.
April 27, 2023 04:28 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Alan Brugler Details the Ugly Day in Grain Markets, If China Cancels More Sales and When Selling May Subside
AgDay TV Markets Now: Alan Brugler with Brugler Marketing talks about the ugly day in grain markets, if China cancels more sales and when the selling may subside.
April 27, 2023 03:57 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Tough Day in Grain Markets on China Cancellation, Weather, Technical Selling: Cattle Back Near Highs, Hogs Wait for Cash
A tough down day in grains with massive fund selling, weather played a role as well as the China corn cancellation. Cattle back near highs, while hogs fail. More with Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing.
April 27, 2023 02:19 PM
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