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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 See Profit Taking Pre-WASDE: What Caused Cattle to Tank?
Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says grain markets saw profit taking after the higher closes on Monday. And the ugly day in the cattle market was tied to technical selling.
September 09, 2025 03:27 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Chop Pre-WASDE: Will USDA Lower Yields and Demand?
Allison Thompson with The Money Farm says grains were quietly mixed early Tuesday positioning ahead of the September WASDE. She expects USDA to modestly cut corn and soybean yields but they could also cut demand.
September 09, 2025 10:14 AM
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News
MFP 2.0? Ag Committees Consider Farm Aid Through Farm Bill 2.0
Steve Censky, chief executive officer of the American Soybean Association, says unless China buys soybeans soon, they may be looking at aid similar to the Market Facilitation Program used back in 2018-19 during the last trade war.
September 09, 2025 08:03 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Bounce Off Support: Is the Market Set up for Report Disappointment?
Dave Chatterton with Strategic Farm Marketing says corn and soybeans saw a technical bounce and buying after holding chart support.
September 08, 2025 03:22 PM
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Market Analysis
Are Cattle Prices Due For a Correction? Grains Chop Pre-WASDE
Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says the uptrend line on the cattle charts is also starting to be violated but that isn’t the only thing he’s watching for a signal of a bigger correction.
September 08, 2025 09:57 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn Market Resilience Continues
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says corn was slightly lower for the week but held support. The performance was a victory, considering the large infusion of bearish news the corn market had to absorb.
September 05, 2025 05:20 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Soybeans Lower for the Week on Big Supplies, Lack of China Soybean Demand
Kent Beadle with Paradigm Futures says corn futures ended lower on Friday on profit taking and were down nearly 2-cents for the week. However, December still held the 50-day moving average.
September 05, 2025 03:26 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Try to Hold Gains on Technical Buying, Exports: Is China Really Buying Soybeans?
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says corn is working on its third higher weekly close, which continues to help confirm the fall low set on August 12. Soybeans are still looking for China export business but could they be buying under unknown destinations?
September 05, 2025 10:09 AM
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Soybeans
Can Biofuels Make Up for Lost China Soybean Export Demand?
Steve Censky, CEO of the American Soybean Association says, “China imports more soybeans than the rest of the world combined and so you can’t make up the loss of the China market by gaining a little bit here or there.”
September 05, 2025 07:33 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Soybeans Bounce Off Support: Wheat Hits New Lows....Again
Kevin Duling with KD Investors says corn shook off early losses after bouncing off support on the charts.
September 04, 2025 03:38 PM
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