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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 See More Fund Selling With New Contract Lows in Wheat; Livestock Mixed

Grain markets are lower as fund selling has escalated while wheat makes new contract lows. Livestock markets are mixed. Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Services has details.

March 09, 2023 01:20 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Start Mixed Then Fund Selling Sets In: Live Cattle Consolidate

Beans fade the higher opening, drug down by corn and wheat. Live cattle see more profit taking, feeders up on softer corn. Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company.

March 09, 2023 09:25 AM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Matt Bennett Analyzes the WASDE and Why Soybeans Faded a Bullish Numbers and Corn Overreacted

AgDay TV Markets Now: Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net has analysis of the WASDE report and why soybeans faded bullish numbers and corn overreacted.

March 08, 2023 05:24 PM

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Market Analysis

WASDE Bullish Beans, Slightly Negative for Corn, Neutral Wheat

WASDE Report was bullish for soybeans with a cut in U.S. ending stocks and 8 mmt cut in Argentina production, corn ending stocks bearish, raised 75 mb. Wheat balance sheet unchanged. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net.

March 08, 2023 12:22 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Quietly Mixed Awaiting WASDE: Livestock See Early Pressure

Grains mixed & quiet ahead of the WASDE report but outside markets have settled down. Livestock mostly lower w/cattle consolidating awaiting cash and hogs pressured by rising numbers. Michelle Rook an update.

March 08, 2023 09:09 AM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Brian Grete Says Grains Mixed Tuesday with Profit Taking and Report Positoning

AgDay TV Markets Now: Brian Grete of ProFarmer Says Grains Mixed Tuesday on Profit Taking and Report Positioning

March 08, 2023 07:18 AM

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Market Analysis

Strategies to Manage Higher Long- and Short-Term Interest Rates

Tommy Grisafi with Advance Trading explains why both short- and long-term interest rates are up.

March 07, 2023 03:03 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains End Mixed with Profit Taking and Report Positioning: Live Cattle Consolidate Await Cash, Deferred Hogs Fail

Grains end mixed with report positioning and profit taking in soybeans, meal and bean oil. Cattle consolidate under new highs awaiting cash. Hogs continue to try to find a bottom. Details w/Brian Grete of Pro Farmer.

March 07, 2023 01:25 PM

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Market Analysis

Corn and Beans Lower with Report Positioning, Lower Bean Oil: Live Cattle Consolidate Awaiting Cash, Hogs Lack Support

Corn and soybeans lower on report positioning, profit taking in beans with lower BO. Cattle consolidate after new highs, lower DOW, await cash. Hogs lack support. Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek.

March 07, 2023 11:38 AM

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Planting

Acreage Battle Heats up in Northwestern Corn Belt: What will the Acreage Mix Look Like?

Farmers in the northwestern corn belt have had normal to above normal moisture this winter which will play into planting intensions, but so will commodity and input prices. So what will the acreage mix look like?

March 07, 2023 11:25 AM

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