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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
Soybeans Fall on Ratings: Corn Extends Gains But How Much Can it Recover?
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says corn was able to build on Monday’s key reversals and close higher for a second day. However, without a weather problem what is the likelihood the market can sustain a rally?
July 15, 2025 03:32 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn, Soybeans Struggle on High Crop Ratings: Cattle Recover
Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, says corn and soybeans are seeing some pressure from weather and Monday’s strong crop ratings. Cattle recover with their discount to cash.
July 15, 2025 09:59 AM
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Market Analysis
Why Did Most Ag Markets Fall Monday, Except Corn?
Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, says old and new crop corn hit fresh contract lows again Sunday night but was able to divorce itself from the rest of the ag markets due to several factors. Meanwhile, soybeans and wheat were lower trading tariff and sanction news.
July 14, 2025 03:44 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle See Profit Taking After Record Highs: Corn Tries to Bounce
Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures are seeing some routine profit taking after hitting all-time and record highs again on Friday. Corn is seeing short covering off fresh contract lows but can it hold any gains?
July 14, 2025 09:52 AM
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Market Analysis
Grain Markets Tank on Weather, Fade the WASDE: How Low Could Prices Fall?
Dave Chatterton, with Strategic Farm Marketing, says old and new crop corn both made new contract lows as the market faded the friendly ending stocks numbers in the July WASDE. He says the market was looking ahead with ideas of higher yields in future reports.
July 11, 2025 05:42 PM
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Markets
Corn and Soybeans Fall as “Rain Makes Grain”
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, says grains posted lower weekly closes as the markets were pressured by ideal weather and ideas of higher yields.
July 11, 2025 05:09 PM
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News
Friendly WASDE Report from USDA Fails to Rally the Corn Market
Corn markets faded lower old and new crop ending stocks from USDA in the July WASDE.
July 11, 2025 02:37 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Recover With Higher Cash: Grains Fall on CA Tariff News and Weather
Live and feeder cattle futures opened lower on Friday but quickly turned higher with strong cash news according to Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Grains see pressure from weather and the risk off outside market influences tied to the proposed tariff increases on Canada to 35% by Aug. 1
July 11, 2025 09:48 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Bounce Ahead of WASDE: Cattle Disappoint
DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing says the bounce in the grain markets was mostly short covering heading into Friday’s WASDE Report. However, the market may not trade the report numbers long before it turns it attention back to weather.
July 10, 2025 04:31 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Mixed Eyeing Tariffs, Report, Weather: Record Highs in Cattle as Border Closes
Mark Knight with Farmer’s Keeper Financial says corn opened lower but was trying to recover early on short covering, but also following the strength in the wheat market. Soybeans fell further on tariff concerns.
July 10, 2025 10:06 AM
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