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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 Rally as China Drops Tariffs: Is China Buying Futures Instead of Cash Soybeans?
January soybeans rallied $.13 on Wednesday as China dropped it 24% retaliatory tariffs imposed on U.S. ag goods March 4 for one year.
November 05, 2025 03:30 PM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans, Corn Rebound After China Tariff Clarity: Wheat Fades China Demand News
Mark Knight with Farmer’s Keeper Financial says the market is digesting clarification from China on tariffs. Beijing says it will lower the 24% retaliatory tariffs but the cut still leaves a 13% tariff on U.S. soybeans imported into China.
November 05, 2025 10:20 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans and Corn See Profit Taking: What’s the Catalyst to Take the Next Leg Higher?
Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag says most of the grain and oilseed complex saw general profit taking Tuesday after hitting overbought territory.
November 04, 2025 02:01 PM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans, Grains Push to Near Term Highs on China Details: Is the Deal Really a Win?
Arlan Suderman, with StoneX, Inc., says soybeans are rallying on the White House interpretation of the deal which assumes China will buy 12 MMT in the next couple of months on top of the nearly 6 MMT it purchased earlier in 2025. However, he says China has not confirmed that.
November 03, 2025 04:03 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Recovering But Is a Bottom In? Soybeans Make Fresh Highs, Corn Fails
Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says while the cattle futures are distancing themselves from last week’s lows he isn’t sure if all of the bearish news is factored into the market yet. Meanwhile, soybeans make new highs as the White House clarifies China will buy 12 MMT in the last two months of 2025.
November 03, 2025 10:12 AM
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News
USDA Prepares $12 Billion of Trade Aid to Release When Government Reopens
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden confirms the agency is preparing assistance that will be released once the government gets back to work.
November 01, 2025 12:19 PM
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Markets
Soybean Chart Breakout Signals More Price Upside
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says the reaction in the soybean market following the announced trade framework between the U.S. and China provides important technical clues for future price direction.
November 01, 2025 11:01 AM
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Market Analysis
With a China Deal How High Will Soybean and Grain Prices Rally? What is China Already Buying?
Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors says with China potentially buying 441 million bushels of U.S. soybeans in the next two months prices need to move a lot higher.
October 31, 2025 03:58 PM
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Market Analysis
Can Cattle Recover on Cash Feeders, Border Closure? Soybeans See More China Buys
After an ugly pullback in the cattle market futures are trying to recover according to Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek as cash strength is returning in the feeder cattle market.
October 31, 2025 10:09 AM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Soar on China Deal but How High Will Prices Rally? Corn, Wheat Correct
Mark Schultz with Northstar Commodity says in response to the China deal the soybean market pushed into new highs for the move with January finally closing above the $11 mark.
October 30, 2025 04:24 PM
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