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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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Market Analysis
Grains Bounce on Crop Ratings: Cattle Try to Recover After Border Reaction
DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing says the historic drop in crop ratings was supportive of corn and soybeans early. While cattle were trying to recover after the massive melt down on Monday but will it hold?
July 28, 2026 11:05 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Implode On Flip in War, Weather, China: Cattle Crash on Mexican Border Reopening
Brady Huck with Empower Ag Trading says the grain complex removed war and weather premium, while cattle ended sharply lower in reaction to the resumption of partial cattle trade with Mexico.
July 27, 2026 05:27 PM
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News
Fear, Not Fundamentals, Drive Cattle Sell-Off on Mexican Border News
The reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border on Aug. 24 is expected to have a short-term impact on cattle markets, but analysts say the return of Mexican feeder cattle will not fundamentally change long-term supply.
July 27, 2026 05:18 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Crash as Mexican Border to Reopen but How Low Will Prices Fall? Grains Set Back on War, Weather
Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the gap lower opening in cattle futures Monday in response to the border reopening to Mexican imports was volatile. They anticipate more to come to price in the news, even after a $25 to $30 break in the futures recently.
July 27, 2026 11:12 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Hit Contract Highs Friday on China Buying, Corn Follows
Brian Grete with Commstock Investments says, “We’ve seen China come in and be a fairly active buyer over the past several weeks here of new crop U.S. soybeans. There was more talk of that on Friday. And so that gave us some price support.”
July 24, 2026 05:05 PM
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News
Cattle Inventory Ticks Higher: Herd Rebuild Remains a Slow Grind
USDA’s latest cattle inventory and cattle on feed reports confirm the cyclical low is likely behind the industry, but structural headwinds and sky‑high calf prices are keeping expansion cautious and gradual.
July 24, 2026 04:00 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Bounce to End the Week: Is the Market Bottoming?
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the live cattle futures made new lows for the move Thursday before finding support and putting in key reversals.
July 24, 2026 10:58 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Make Contract Highs on Weather, China Demand and Corn Follows: Wheat Sees Profit Taking
Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says the rally in soybeans is being driven by China demand and weather concerns.
July 23, 2026 05:25 PM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Hit Contract Highs, Corn Rallies on Weather Concerns: Cattle Bounce, Milk Falls
The market has been supported by war, weather and China demand according to Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing.
July 23, 2026 10:42 AM
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Markets
Grain Markets Explode to Fresh Highs on War and Weather
Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag says the winter wheat market was adding risk premium tied to the war which pulled up corn.
July 22, 2026 06:05 PM
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