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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: State Winter Wheat Ratings Fall, but Fail to Move the Market

Individual state crop conditions ratings showed further deterioration of the hard red winter wheat crop during December. Yet it has failed to move the wheat market

January 05, 2023 02:30 PM

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Market Analysis

Mostly Lower Markets with the Third Day of Fund Liquidation: Is it Done?

Mostly lower closes, except wheat with the third day of fund liquidation in a risk off environment. Is the liquidation done? Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge has details.

January 05, 2023 02:20 PM

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Market Analysis

Commodity Wide Sell Off with More Fund Liquidation: Are Recessionary Fears Really Warranted?

Another day of commodity wide selling and fund liquidation in grain and livestock futures. It’s being driven partly by recession and economic concerns and China COVID cases. Darin Newsome with Barchart has details.

January 05, 2023 11:22 AM

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Market Analysis

Markets Mostly Lower on Fund Liquidation, Economic and China COVID Concerns

Grains open mostly lower with more fund liquidation, economic and China COVID concerns, will chart support areas hold? Cattle see profit taking and hogs more technical selling. Rich Nelson of Allendale has details.

January 05, 2023 08:58 AM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Bryan Doherty Discusses the Why Behind the Grain Selloff and if There’s More Pressure Ahead?

AgDay TV’s Markets Now: Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing talks about the follow through technical selling in the grains on Wednesday and if there is more pressure ahead. Plus he’s bullish cattle!

January 04, 2023 02:48 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains See Follow Through Technical Selling with Lower CO: Corrective Bounce in Cattle with Lower Corn

Grains were lower on follow through technical selling, lower crude oil, economic concerns & China COVID cases. Cattle saw a corrective bounce helped by corn. Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing has details.

January 04, 2023 02:19 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Lower on Technical Selling, Profit Taking: Hogs Fall with Cash and Cattle See Corrective Bounce with Lower Corn

Grains all lower on more profit taking, technical and farmer selling after the year-end rally. Cattle see a corrective bounce with the drop in corn, while hogs fall with cash. DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.

January 04, 2023 11:29 AM

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Market Analysis

Soybeans Correcting on Argentina Forecast & Export Biz, Follow Through Selling in Corn and Wheat: Cattle Bounce, Hogs Mixed

Corn and wheat see follow through selling, while soybeans correct w/meal, hot dry weather returning in Argentina, export biz. Short covering in cattle, with hogs mixed. Kent Beadle of Paradigm Futures has more.

January 04, 2023 08:55 AM

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Market Analysis

AgDay TV Markets Now: Bill Biedermann Discusses if the Soybean Market Did Technical Damage Closing Lower After Record Highs?

AgDay TV Markets Now: Bill Biedermann of AgMarket.Net talks about the reason for the commodity wide sell off and if the soybean market did any technical damage with the close below $15 after hitting record highs.

January 03, 2023 02:35 PM

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Market Analysis

Commodity Wide Sell-off in Ags with “Risk Off” in Outside Markets and Argentina Rains: Did Soybeans do Technical Damage?

Grain and livestock futures saw a commodity wide selloff with the “risk off” in outside markets like crude oil and the higher dollar. But did we do technical damage? Bill Biedermann of AgMarket.Net has the answer.

January 03, 2023 02:01 PM

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