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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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Markets now Early
Market Analysis
Grains Bounce With Big Corn and Soybean Export Sales, Cattle Consolidate
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says corn and soybeans are up after the news of 80 million bushels of corn sales and 6.4 million bushels of soybeans sales. Cattle opened higher before profit taking and hedge pressure set in.
October 16, 2024 09:40 AM
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Market Analysis
Grain and Livestock Markets Collapse: What Triggered the Risk Off Technical Selling?
Vince Boddicker of Farmers Trading Company says funds were back selling in the grain markets with risk off spillover from outside markets including an implosion in crude oil.
October 15, 2024 03:18 PM
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Market Analysis
Grain Markets Down for a Third Day: Will Chart Support Hold?
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says grain markets are seeing pressure from harvest, weather and renewed fund selling. All the markets are flirting with key support levels on the charts.
October 15, 2024 09:42 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Plunge Again on Weather and Outside Markets, But Are The Funds Back Selling?
Kent Beadle of Paradigm Futures says grains saw follow through selling pressure after a lower day Friday. The complex also saw spillover from the risk off day in outside markets including the higher dollar and lower crude oil.
October 14, 2024 02:36 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains See Followthrough Selling: Cattle Try to Recover with Strong Cash
Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures are mostly higher early Monday on better cash news and trying to negate Friday’s reversal. Grains are seeing pressure from harvest and South American rain chances.
October 14, 2024 09:39 AM
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Market Analysis
Grain Markets Turn Focus From Supply to Demand
The October WASDE effectively solidified the supply side of the U.S. corn and soybean balance sheets for the 2024-25 marketing year, though Gulke was surprised USDA didn’t raise yields because harvest has never been so good on his farm.
October 11, 2024 05:11 PM
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USDA Reports
USDA Makes Only Minor Changes to Corn and Soybean Yield in October WASDE
Unlike some past years, the October report didn’t provide much for the bulls or the bears. USDA did raise corn yield 0.2 bu. per acre to a record 183.8 bu. and lowered soybean yield 0.1 bu. per acre to 53.1 bu.
October 11, 2024 04:02 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Fall as Focus Shifts to Weather and Harvest After Benign WASDE
Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures says after a non eventful WASDE, grains saw some profit taking heading into the weekend with row crops seeing harvest pressure.
October 11, 2024 02:37 PM
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Markets now Early
Market Analysis
Cattle Into Chart Resistance: Grains Add Risk Premium
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle futures need to take out the next layer of chart resistance to move higher. Grains continue to add war and weather premium and that shouldn’t change unless the WASDE is extremely bearish.
October 11, 2024 09:36 AM
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Market Analysis
Bearish Trifecta Hits Corn and Soybeans, But What’s Supporting Wheat?
John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing says the row crop markets are seeing continued pressure from three main fundamentals.
October 10, 2024 03:06 PM
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