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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
Corn and Soybean Exports Are Improving But Could That Get Trumped by South America’s Crop?
Rich Nelson with Allendale, Inc. says while soybean export demand is improving if South America continues to receive rain prices could be too high.
October 23, 2024 08:28 PM
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Market Analysis
Row Crops Show Resilience: Cattle Falter
Rich Nelson of Allendale says corn and soybeans showed resilience rallying into the close on strong demand. However, he thinks it may be exporters front loading their purchases. Cattle reverse in reaction to the McDonald’s E.coli story.
October 23, 2024 02:33 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Chop as Strong Demand Meets Farmer Selling: Where are the Funds?
Alan Brugler, A and N Economics, LLC says grains are caught in a tug of war between farmer selling and strong cash basis levels due to strong demand.
October 23, 2024 10:00 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains Higher on Technical and End User Buying: How Much of a Relief Rally Could That Produce?
Craig Turner with StoneX says grains saw technical buying off support areas but demand is also strong.
October 22, 2024 02:35 PM
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Market Analysis
Technical Buying and Demand Combine to Support Corn and Soybeans: Wheat Tries to Follow
Allison Thompson with The Money Farm says corn and soybeans bounced off chart support and are seeing fund short covering but also strong end user buyer with another 14.2 million bushels of corn sold to Mexico.
October 22, 2024 09:42 AM
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Market Analysis
Corn and Soybeans Rally: Will the Tug of War Between the Funds and End Users Continue?
Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing, says row crops are in a tug of war that could keep the markets sideways for a while.
October 21, 2024 03:02 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Correct Overbought Status: Row Crops Rebound on Export Business
Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle were due for a slight correction and could ease their overbought status just by moving sideways. Grains are rebounding in part due to fresh flash export sales on corn and soybeans.
October 21, 2024 09:45 AM
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Market Analysis
Low Grain Prices Are Stimulating Demand, Just Not Enough
“The bottom line is the function of the market — when you have too much, you become the cheapest seller, not necessarily the cheapest producer,” says Jerry Gulke.
October 18, 2024 04:44 PM
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Market Analysis
What Caused the Ugly Close in Grain Markets Friday and Will the Lows Hold?
Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, says grains faded bullish export news and closed lower Friday and for the week.
October 18, 2024 03:03 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Fade Strong Exports But Has End User Demand Put The Low in the Grain Markets?
Craig Turner of StoneX says end users have seen current grain prices as a value which has supported the markets and if you add in inflation grains could be carving out new trading ranges.
October 18, 2024 09:44 AM
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