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.

Latest Stories

Market Analysis

Wheat Continues Higher But Fails to Lift Corn and Beans: Cattle Score Strong Technical Close

Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says wheat was up for a third day continuing to see short covering by managed money traders and adding war premium. However, corn could not follow with soybeans as an anchor.

November 19, 2024 02:43 PM

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Market Analysis

Wheat Sees Short Covering Adding Geopolitical Premium: Can It Pull up Corn and Soybeans?

Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst with Barchart, says wheat is higher for a third day seeing short covering and adding risk premium with tension escalating in the Black Sea and threats by Russia to use nuclear weapons.

November 19, 2024 09:58 AM

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Market Analysis

What Drove the Rally in Both Grain and Livestock Markets Monday?

Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge, says wheat led the rally in the grains initially on a weaker dollar and adding geopolitical premium.

November 18, 2024 02:54 PM

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Market Analysis

Grain and Livestock Markets Find Early Strength

Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says live cattle have held chart support so far even with lower cash and cutouts but feeders are the real leaders as funds continue to buy. Grains find strength on wheat’s lead and with a lower dollar.

November 18, 2024 09:38 AM

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Market Analysis

Grain Markets Bounce Friday After an Ugly Week: Can The Recovery Continue?

Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing, says grains held technical support areas on Friday and saw corrective buying. She thinks the recovery can continue after Thanksgiving.

November 15, 2024 02:51 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains and Cattle Try to Recover After Thursday’s Collapse

Scott Varilek, Kooima Koomia Varilek, says cattle try to recover after a lower day Thursday following lower cash and cutouts. Grains are also trying to recover with some corrective buying.

November 15, 2024 09:25 AM

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Market Analysis

Grain and Livestock Have Ugly Day With Risk Off Selling

Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says the risk off commodity wide selling was tied to new highs for the year in the dollar index and renewed fears about tariffs and a trade war.

November 14, 2024 02:48 PM

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Market Analysis

Grain and Livestock See Red Thursday

Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, says grain markets are trading lower for a 4th day as technical and risk off selling accelerates and a higher dollar adds pressure.

November 14, 2024 09:42 AM

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Market Analysis

Grains Fall a Third Day as Dollar Hits New Highs: Is it The “Trump Effect?”

Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors says the weakness in grains is coinciding with the strength in the dollar in what he calls the “Trump Effect”.

November 13, 2024 02:41 PM

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Market Analysis

Grains Continue to Slide Despite Strong Demand: Livestock Mixed

DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing says pressure in grains is coming from a higher dollar, lower crude oil, Trump’s political appointments and weather.

November 13, 2024 09:44 AM

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