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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.

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Markets
Gulke: Soybeans Confirm Market Top
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the bearish lower weekly closes for a second week confirms the top is in the soybean market.
December 12, 2025 08:04 PM
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Market Analysis
Why Soybeans Sank and Pulled Grains Lower Friday and For the Week
Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors says part of the pressure in soybeans was technical selling but the market is also starting to trade the big crop potential in South America.
December 12, 2025 03:53 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Pause After Chasing Higher Cash: Can Futures Retest Record Highs? Soybeans Crash
Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures are finding support from sharply higher fed cash trade. So, if that can continue he is mildly optimistic about futures continuing to push higher.
December 12, 2025 10:02 AM
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Weather
La Niña Is Fading: What It Means for South American Crop Potential
The U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecasts the weather pattern to persist for the next month or two, which is ideal for soybean reproductive stages, but the transition might impact the tail-end of the region’s growing season.
December 12, 2025 08:20 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Hold Support With Export Sales, Corn Also Firm: Cattle Soar Chasing Cash
Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity says the $10,80 level has been strong support in soybeans and held with the help of more daily export sales.
December 11, 2025 03:46 PM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Trade Two-Sided After More Export Biz: Corn, Wheat Bounce
John Zanker with Farmers Keeper Financial says soybeans could not hold early gains despite more export business and may be eyeing the gap area from Oct. 24.
December 11, 2025 10:30 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Bounce Off Support With Flash Sales, Despite Lower Corn and Wheat
Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says early pressure in soybeans came from follow through selling and more confusion on China’s purchase commitments. However, soybeans bounced off of strong technical support at the days lows.
December 10, 2025 03:42 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains See Technical Selling Early Wednesday as USTR Says China Buys are “End of Growing Season”
Jon Scheve with Scheve Grain says the soybean market is reading the USTR comments as there is no real deal and actually has been trading that way for a while now.
December 10, 2025 10:52 AM
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Markets
USDA Cuts Corn Carryout With Record Exports: Soybeans and Wheat Unchanged
Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the 125 million bu. cut to U.S. corn ending stocks was bullish as well as global corn carryout.
December 09, 2025 04:45 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn Rallies on Carryout Cut: USDA Punts on Soybeans and Wheat
Brian Grete with Commstock Investments says he was a bit surprised by how aggressive USDA was in raising corn exports to 3.2 billion bu. which is a record.
December 09, 2025 03:41 PM
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