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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
Row Crops Rally on Weather and Strong New Crop Exports: Wheat and Livestock Mixed
Cattle set back on lower early cash and cutouts, while hogs turn mixed after early gains tied to strong weekly exports.
August 29, 2024 09:46 AM
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Market Analysis
Tommy Grisafi: “I’m Hopeful...But the Lows May Not Be in Yet on Corn and Soybeans”
Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, says rain in the Corn Belt stopped a three day rally in soybeans, while corn failed even after a key reversal on Tuesday.
August 28, 2024 05:59 PM
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Market Analysis
Rain Stops Rally in Soybeans, Corn Follows: Wheat Sees Short Covering After Key Reversal
Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, says soybeans and corn fade flash export sales, also see First Notice Day liquidation. While wheat may be bottoming as quality issues develop in Hard Red Spring wheat.
August 28, 2024 03:12 PM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Wheat Try to Build on Key Reversals: Are the Markets Close to Forging Long Term Lows?
Wheat sees short covering Wednesday and tries to rally with corn after key reversals Tuesday in both markets. Soybeans take a break on Midwest rains. However, Craig Turner with StoneX thinks long term lows are close.
August 28, 2024 09:41 AM
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Market Analysis
Don Roose: What Drove the Rally in Grains Tuesday and Can the Market Build on It?
Corn and wheat score key reversals after making new contract lows, while soybeans continued higher for a third day.
August 27, 2024 06:15 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains End Higher with Key Reversals in Corn and Wheat: Is This Bottoming Action or Just Short Covering?
Soybeans close higher for a third session still putting in weather premium. Cattle and hogs also saw strength with end of month and quarter positioning.
August 27, 2024 02:42 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Higher with Soybeans Up a Third Day on Weather: Corn Bounces Off Contract Lows with Wheat
Corn sees short covering as well with lower crop ratings by 2% and Mexico buying around 5 million bushels of new crop U.S. corn.
August 27, 2024 09:47 AM
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Market Analysis
John Payne: Why Did the Soybean Complex Shine Monday, While Corn Made Contract Lows?
Soybeans and products were all higher on Monday, while corn continued to see technical selling and long liquidation ahead of first notice day on Friday.
August 26, 2024 05:07 PM
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Market Analysis
Soybeans Higher on Weather and Crush Margins, While Corn and Wheat Make New Contract Lows
Cattle shook off a bearish a Cattle on Feed placements number, while hogs consolidated. John Payne with Advance Trading, discusses where the markets head next.
August 26, 2024 01:49 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Start Strong Despite Slightly Bearish COF: Grains Lower with Contract Lows in Corn
Cattle getting some help from ideas the cash market may be close to a bottom. Grains continue to digest Pro Farmer Crop Tour results and weather.
August 26, 2024 09:44 AM
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