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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
AgDay TV Markets Now: Kent Beadle Talks About Marketing Strategies for 2023 Corn
AgDay TV Markets Now: Kent Beadle of Paradigm Futures talks about marketing strategies for the 2023 corn crop.
January 12, 2023 11:51 AM
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Market Analysis
Ag Day Markets Now: Ted Seifried Talks About What Catalyst Funds Need to Resume Buying in the Grain Market Like They Did in 2022?
AgDay TV Markets Now: Fund traders bought grains in 2022 as a hedge against inflation but what catalyst do they need to resume that buying in the grains in 2023? Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge has the answer.
January 11, 2023 02:11 PM
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Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Joe Vaclavik Talks About Poor Corn Demand, Will USDA Make Adjustments?
Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain talks about poor demand for corn including exports and slow ethanol production. Will USDA make adjustments in this week’s reports?
January 10, 2023 03:26 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Outlooks
Acreage Battle Heating Up: Farmers Indicating Cotton May Lose Out
The acreage battle will be a hot topic in 2023, especially for the cotton market. Early indication the nation’s farmers will be planting less cotton.
January 09, 2023 09:53 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Stage Corrective Rally with Help From Argentina Weather, Corn Tries to Follow: Livestock End Lower
Soybeans rally on corrective buying, dry Argentina weather. Corn tries to follow, but poor exports and lower wheat are a drag. Livestock see follow through selling. Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors.
January 06, 2023 03:24 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Shawn Hackett Talks About the Corrective Rally in Beans and Focus on Weather, USDA Reports Coming Up
AgDay TV Markets Now: Shawn Hacket of Hackett Financial Advisors talks about what drove the corrective rally in soybeans and the focus on Argentina weather and the upcoming USDA data dump.
January 06, 2023 03:22 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Increasing COVID-19 Cases in China Creates Demand Fear for Markets: But Positive Longer Term
Demand concerns have been intensifying with the spike in Covid numbers in China. That’s been sending a negative tone across the energy sector, equities and portions of the ag markets.
January 06, 2023 11:27 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Joe Vaclavik Says Soybean Putting in SA Weather Premium, Corn Struggles with Poor Demand: Livestock Continue Lower
Soybeans higher on corrective buying, dry Argentina weather. Corn tries to follow but poor exports are a headwind. Cattle & hogs see follow through selling, trade cash. Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain has analysis.
January 06, 2023 11:11 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains See Corrective Buying After Tough Week but Will it Hold? Cattle Lower After Steady Cash
Grains see a corrective buying with some export biz and dry Argentina weather, but will it hold? Cattle lower after steady cash, hogs lower following cash. Chuck Shelby of Risk Management Commodities has more.
January 06, 2023 09:05 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay TV Markets Now: Ted Seifried Talks About Another Day of Fund Liquidation in Markets and if it is Done?
AgDay TV Markets Now: Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge talks about the third day of fund liquidation in the ag markets and if it’s done?
January 05, 2023 03:25 PM
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Michelle Rook
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