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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 Slide Tuesday: Will Tight Hog Supplies Support Prices in 4Q?
Jeff Hoogendoorn with Professional Ag Marketing says the grain markets were lower on China disappointment. Lean hogs continue to be supported by lower slaughter figures which could be a tailwind into 4Q.
August 12, 2025 10:33 AM
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News
U.S. China Extend Tariff Truce 90-Days: No Deal and No Soybean Purchases
Dan Basse, president, Ag Resource Company, says there is no evidence China is buying U.S. soybeans. In fact, the U.S. could miss the fall export window with the 90-day extension of the tariff truce.
August 11, 2025 10:43 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Rally on China Hopes: Is China Buying Beans?
Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist with StoneX, Inc., says soybeans led the rally with nearly 24-cent gains in November on hopes for China export business. But the market may have gotten ahead of itself.
August 11, 2025 03:37 PM
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Market Analysis
Has the Cattle Market Topped? Does the U.S. Have a China Deal?
Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says there were signs in the cattle market prior to Friday’s sell-off indicating the market might be getting toppy. However, does the market negate the reversals like it has in the past?
August 11, 2025 10:59 AM
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Is The Record Ag Trade Deficit Cause For Alarm?
Joe Glauber, senior research fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute, says the trade imbalance may not be as concerning as it looks on the surface.
August 11, 2025 09:24 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains See Red Friday but Have the Biggest Yields Been Traded? Did Cattle Top?
Grain markets failed to extend Thursday’s gains after hitting chart resistance and fear of record yields in the Aug. 12 WASDE. However, Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors, says the market may have already priced in the biggest yields.
August 08, 2025 06:03 PM
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Jerry Gulke -- Weekend Market Report
Market Analysis
Corn Ends Lower For the Week but There Was a Silver Lining
New crop corn closed lower for the week and made new contract lows but there was at least one silver lining in the technical action according to Jerry Gulke, president of The Gulke Group.
August 08, 2025 05:06 PM
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Market Analysis
What Could Break the Cattle Market? And What Will it Take to Confirm a Low in the Grains?
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle saw some early profit taking pressure after contract and record highs again Thursday. However, the cattle futures have been resilient and every break seems to get bought, which is a good sign of a bull market.
August 08, 2025 09:57 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Close Higher Thursday: Are the Markets Trying to Bottom?
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says grains markets all closed higher on Thursday as they were oversold and due for a corrective bounce.
August 07, 2025 11:46 PM
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News
Will the Repeal of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Pose a Danger to Biofuels?
EPA has released a proposal to void it’s 2009 endangerment finding that declares greenhouse gas emissions no longer be a threat to the environment. Under the Trump administration, the move signals EPA is going to de-emphasize carbon in energy and environmental policies.
August 06, 2025 05:02 PM
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