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

Can Corn Hit $5 With Lower Yields and Record Demand? Can Soybeans Hold $10 Without China?

Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says he was surprised soybeans held the $10 level with all of the bearish demand news the market had to digest including China buying Argentina soybeans.

September 27, 2025 10:39 AM

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Market Analysis

Grains Rally on Renewed Argentina Export Taxes, Farm Aid: Cattle Collapse

John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing says grain markets rallied on Thursday as Argentina’s government announced it would be renewing its export tax.

September 25, 2025 03:43 PM

Michelle Rook

Market Analysis

Grains Bounce as Argentina Reinstates Export Tax: Solid Corn Exports Help

Sam Hudson with Corn Belt Marketing says grains saw an early bounce on Thursday with news overnight that Argentina had reinstates it’s export tax on grains, which is at 26% for soybeans.

September 25, 2025 10:09 AM

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Policy

What Are the Odds of Congress Passing a Farm Bill 2.0 and Trade Aid Package in 2025?

The House and Senate Ag Committees are planning to work on language yet this fall on a Farm bill 2.0., but at least one Washington ag lobbyist says he expects it will be difficult to get passed.

September 24, 2025 09:06 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Fall Wednesday: Will China Buy More Argentine Soybeans and Will $10 Hold?

Mark Schultz, Northstar Commodity, says soybeans ended lower in tandem with lower soybean meal as China reportedly bought another 10 plus cargoes of lower priced Argentine soybeans after they dropped their export tax.

September 24, 2025 03:53 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Try to Hold Wednesday as China Buys More Argentine Beans

Kent Beadle with Paradigm Futures says the soybean market saw a bit of recovery on Tuesday and was trying to hold Wednesday morning with news that China has purchased more Argentina soybeans.

September 24, 2025 10:04 AM

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Market Analysis

Grains See Corrective Bounce Tuesday But Can the Market Hold?

Brian Grete, senior analyst with CommStock Investments says the soybean market has priced in most of the negative export news out of Argentina.

September 23, 2025 03:38 PM

Michelle Rook

Market Analysis

Soybeans and Corn Sink as Argentina Cuts Export Tax: Cattle Explode on NWS

Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for StoneX, says soybeans did technical damage on hangover from the disappointing talks with China and Argentina’s announced export tax holiday.

September 22, 2025 03:19 PM

Michelle Rook

Market Analysis

Cattle Surge as NWS Nears U.S.: Soybeans Tank as Argentina Drops Export Tax

Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says live and feeder cattle futures are sharply higher on Monday as news came late Sunday that New World Screwworm (NWS) had been detected 70 miles from the U.S. Mexican border. in an 8-month-old calf from a transported herd.

September 22, 2025 10:03 AM

Michelle Rook

News

How EPA’s Proposal to Exempt Refineries From Blending Biofuels Impacts Farmers

If EPA allows these waivers and the backlog of SREs from 2023 to 2025, without increasing the volumes in 2026 and 2027, it will mean lower biofuels production.

September 21, 2025 11:38 AM

Michelle Rook