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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
Grain Markets End a Rough Month
Allison Thompson with The Money Farm says corn and HRW wheat extended gains for a second day in what looked to be end of the month short covering by the funds.
July 31, 2025 03:46 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Poised for Lower Month: Are the Lows Close?
Craig Turner, grain and oilseed analyst with StoneX says its the last trading day of the month and corn, soybeans and wheat are all poised to have bearish monthly lower closes.
July 31, 2025 10:16 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn Bounces but Nov Soybeans Sink Below $10: How Low Will Prices Fall?
Alan Brugler, A&N Economics, says soybeans sank on demand concerns with large global supplies and China continuing to buy from South America. November soybeans fell below $10 and project even lower.
July 30, 2025 03:51 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Wheat Try to Bounce, Soybeans Struggle Wednesday
Kevin Duling, KD Investors, says corn is trying to bounce Wednesday off of new contract lows scored in old crop futures and wheat is also trying to recover after new lows on Tuesday.
July 30, 2025 10:03 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Put in Ugly Session Tuesday with New Lows in Old Crop Corn
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says it was an ugly day in the grain markets with old crop corn making new contract lows once again with spillover pressure from wheat and a higher dollar.
July 29, 2025 03:51 PM
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News
Will the Nation’s First Possible Coast-to-Coast Railroad Benefit Agriculture?
Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says if approved the merger could change the shipping landscape with both winners and losers.
July 29, 2025 03:27 PM
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Market Analysis
Grain and Livestock Markets See Red Tuesday! New Lows in Old Crop Corn
DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing says corn made a new contract low in the September contract, with December trying to hold support. Soybeans and wheat are also lower early Tuesday.
July 29, 2025 10:04 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Soybeans Lower Again Monday: How Low Will Prices Go?
Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk, says corn and soybeans continued to push back towards recent lows on weather as areas of the Corn Belt saw rain over the weekend and the heat is starting to ease.
July 28, 2025 03:54 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Gap Into New Highs on Bullish Reports: Grains Fall on Weather
Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says both live and feeder cattle futures gapped higher into all-time and contract highs again on Monday morning on the heels of the bullish USDA Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory Reports. Grains opened lower as weather is trumping export and trade news.
July 28, 2025 09:58 AM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Rally Ahead of Reports: Old Crop Corn Below $4, Soybeans Below $10
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says both live and feeder cattle futures had a nice recovery and got within striking distance of the all-time highs set earlier in the week.
July 25, 2025 05:27 PM
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