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

Soybeans Close Below $11: Grains and Cattle Also Fall

Alan Brugler with A&N Economics, Inc. says the soybean market continues to be plagued by uncertainty over China’s soybean purchase commitments and a close below $11 projects lower prices.

December 08, 2025 03:46 PM

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Market Analysis

Can Cattle Continue to Rally and Retest the Highs? Soybeans Break $11

Brad Kooima says both live and feeder cattle futures markets struggled Monday as the huge recovery off the lows put contracts up into 50% retracement levels.

December 08, 2025 10:20 AM

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Markets

Has the Soybean Market Topped?

Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the close in soybeans was bearish as it confirmed a head and shoulders top by taking out the neckline at $11.13 and closing below that chart area

December 06, 2025 10:41 AM

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Market Analysis

Soybeans Tank on China Deal Uncertainty, Pulls Down Corn and Wheat

Soybean futures ended sharply lower on Friday, with the January contract down 33¢ for the week. Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says the poor close is tied to mixed messages about a signed soybean agreement with China and sales progress.

December 05, 2025 04:17 PM

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Market Analysis

Cattle Futures Soar on Sharply Higher Cash but Can They Keep Rallying? Grains Drift

Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says Thursday saw the volume of live sale prices at $220, up $10 from last week but even some $222 developed in Iowa.

December 05, 2025 09:56 AM

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Market Analysis

Corn, Soybeans Rally but Can They Retest the November Highs?

Tommy Grisafi with Nesvick Trading says bull markets need to be fed daily and so corn and soybeans would need a combination of factors to converge to retest the November highs.

December 04, 2025 07:07 AM

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Market Analysis

Grains Fall on Profit Taking, Lack of News: Cattle Up With New NWS Case

Vince Boddicker with Farmers Trading Company says grains took the path of least resistance on Wednesday trading lower with a lack of fresh bullish news.

December 03, 2025 03:04 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Fall on Profit Taking, No China Sales: What’s Ahead Crude Oil and the Dollar?

Corn and wheat futures were lower early Wednesday seeing some profit taking after a higher close Tuesday says Darin Newsom, senior market analyst with Barchart.

December 03, 2025 10:20 AM

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Market Analysis

Corn, Wheat Rally on Geopolitical Concerns: Cattle Soar

Darren Frye with Water Street Solutions says the market was adding some geopolitical risk premium with tensions rising in the Black Sea region.

December 02, 2025 03:28 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Mixed as China to Buy 12 MMT of Soybeans: Cattle Soar

Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says so far its estimated China purchased 3 MMT but in order for China to keep on pace it would need to buy over 2 MMT a week through the end of 2025.

December 02, 2025 10:26 AM

Michelle Rook