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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 Bounce on Technical Buying and Strong Exports: Feeder Cattle Reverse
DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, says grain markets rebounded Thursday on technical buying after holding and bouncing off support areas. Strong export demand was also positive.
March 13, 2025 03:10 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains See Technical Bounce with Strong Exports: Cattle Rally Continues
Mark Knight, Farmers Keeper Financial, says grains are seeing a technical bounce off support areas wtih strong weekly exports.
March 13, 2025 09:50 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Sell Off Again on Tariff and Biofuels Policy Concerns: Cattle Soar
Alan Brugler with A&N Economics, LLC. says the tariff escalation once again weighed on the grain markets with the EU putting retaliatory tariffs on U.S. grains and threats that Canada would put levies on U.S. ethanol imports.
March 12, 2025 03:13 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Pressured Again by Tariff Escalation: Livestock Bounce
Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says grains are seeing pressure on new tariff concerns with the EU as they announce retaliatory measures on ag products.
March 12, 2025 09:55 AM
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Market Analysis
Grain and Livestock See Risk Off Selling Tuesday on Trade Uncertainty, Outside Markets
John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing says grain and livestock both saw risk off selling tied to trade uncertainty, bearish outside markets and recessionary fears.
March 11, 2025 02:52 PM
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Market Analysis
USDA Punts on U.S. Data in WASDE: Revises Global Stocks
Brian Splitt, AgMarket.Net thinks USDA is just waiting to get through the quarterly stock report and the planting intentions to make revisions on demand for corn and soybeans.
March 11, 2025 12:48 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn Up a 5th Day, With Soybeans Recovering
Kent Beadle with Paradigm Futures says corn is extending gains for a 5th session still in recovery mode after the panic liquidation tied to tariffs. Soybeans rebounded early.
March 11, 2025 09:50 AM
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Policy
New Administration Resets Priorities for Nation’s Leading Commodity Groups
The common thread among the nation’s farmers is building demand in 2025 both domestically and internationally.
March 11, 2025 07:48 AM
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Crops
Northwestern Corn Belt Farmers Face Headwinds
Heading into the 2025 planting season farmers in the Northwestern Corn Belt are facing some of the same headwinds as the rest of the country from tariffs to lower grain prices and drought.
March 10, 2025 10:50 PM
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Market Analysis
Markets Close Higher Monday Except Soybean Complex
Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says soybeans and the products saw significant pressure tied to risk off selling and South American harvest pressure, while the rest of the markets were able to shake that off.
March 10, 2025 02:56 PM
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