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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
Price and planting delays due to the wet spring impacted what farmers planted in the Northern Plains.
Markets close mixed on Friday heading into the holiday.
Grains are getting slammed on Friday, with the livestock seeing triple digit gains in response.
USDA’s Quarterly Grain Stocks report came in with higher corn and soybeans stocks but is that an accurate reflection of the cash market?
Why the selloff following the USDA reports Thursday?
The outlook for Nebraska’s winter wheat crop is in question as the combines start to roll.
Markets opened higher except soybeans on Friday.
Grains ended mostly lower on report day, the meats ended mixed.
Midday markets are reacting to the USDA Reports, including a lower than expected soybean acreage number. Michelle Rook breaks it down with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag.
Wednesdays markets were positioning ahead of USDA Report numbers, while keeping an eye on weather.