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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 Mixed on Weather, Export News, WASDE Positioning: Cattle Rebound with Higher Beef
Grains mixed on weather, export demand and pre-WASDE positioning. Cattle rebound on sharply higher beef, while deferred hogs fall with lower cash. What is the outlook for crude oil? Rich Nelson of Allendale.
April 05, 2023 11:27 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Beans Down on Profit Taking, Weather to Start but Risk Off in Outside Markets Now Pulling Most Commodities Lower
Corn and beans lower on profit taking & weather initially but seeing risk off selling and that’s pulling wheat down. That has also eroded early gains in livestock. Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities.
April 05, 2023 09:40 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Start Mostly Lower on Improved Weather: But Find Support From Export Sales of Corn and Beans
Grains and cotton mostly lower improved weather and technical selling, despite corn and soybean export sales. Risk off continues with more talk of interest rate hikes. Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Services.
April 05, 2023 09:15 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets: Jim McCormick Talks About What Re-ignited the Risk Off Selling in Commodities Tuesday
AgDay TV Markets Now: Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net talks about what caused the risk off day in outside and commodity markets on Tuesday.
April 04, 2023 05:47 PM
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Market Analysis
Tough Day in Commodities as Risk Off in Outside Markets Spills Over
Markets lower with a risk off day in outside markets spilling over but corn and soybeans also saw profit taking with a change in weather. Cattle confirmed the reversal. Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net .
April 04, 2023 02:02 PM
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Corn, Soybean & Wheat Decision Matrix
Market Analysis
Time Grain Sales To Spring Rallies: The Outlook for Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
With the USDA Prospective Plantings and quarterly Grains Stocks reports in the rearview mirror, the market will now focus on weather for the planting season.
April 04, 2023 01:57 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Cattle Rebound, Will They Negate Monday’s Reversal? Corn and Beans Set Back on Profit Taking and Weather, Even with Higher Wheat
Cattle bounce but will they negate the reversal, and will cash be higher again? Hogs mixed. Profit taking and a change in weather pressure corn and beans. Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek.
April 04, 2023 09:20 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Randy Martinson Says Soybean Rally Continues on USDA Data and Higher Bean Oil
AgDay TV Markets Now: Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag says soybean continued rally on USDA data and following soybean and crude oil, while wheat and corn ended off highs on profit taking and hedge pressure.
April 03, 2023 05:03 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Soybeans Rally with Bean and Crude Oil: Profit Taking Hits Corn, Wheat and Cattle
Soybeans higher still working in the bullish USDA numbers and higher soybean oil. Corn and wheat end mixed on profit taking and hedge pressure. Cattle lower on consolidation. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
April 03, 2023 02:15 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Mostly Higher Pricing in USDA Reports, Weather, Higher Crude Oil: Cattle Seeing Profit Taking and Hedge Pressure
Grains mostly higher pricing in USDA numbers and weather. Old crop corn sees farmer selling, while live cattle made new contract highs then saw profit taking and hedge pressure. Kent Beadle of Paradigm Futures.
April 03, 2023 11:32 AM
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