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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.

Latest Stories
Jerry Gulke -- Weekend Market Report
Market Analysis
Corn and Soybeans See Little Change for the Week — Focus Now On June Acreage Report
A lackluster WASDE report had the same effect on the markets this week. Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, doesn’t think there’s going to be a whole lot of change in acreage in USDA’s report at the end of June.
June 14, 2024 05:37 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Sell Off Friday: Cattle Higher on Record Northern Cash
Chuck Shelby, Risk Management Commodities, says grains end lower. Row crops see profit taking, with harvest pressure in wheat. Cattle made new near-term highs pushed by record cash, hogs bounce.
June 14, 2024 02:54 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Mostly Lower but Watching Weather, Outside Markets: Cattle Higher on Strong Cash
Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart, says grains down early on profit taking and hedge pressure in wheat, but watching weather and demand. Cattle continue higher following cash.
June 14, 2024 10:11 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Scott Varilek Discusses What’s Keeping Cattle Futures from Making New Highs
Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, is still optimistic the cattle market will be able to achieve all-time highs again in both cash and futures in the next few months.
June 13, 2024 04:42 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Oliver Sloup Says Post WASDE Markets Now Turn to Weather and Acreage
The higher day in corn after the WASDE was encouraging to Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures, “I’ve kind of been telling folks no new bearish news, is actually good news,” he explains.
June 12, 2024 04:34 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Corn Ends Higher Alone After USDA Data: Livestock Close Mixed
Grains end lower except corn after USDA makes on only slight adjustments in the June WASDE. Oliver Sloup, Blue Line Futures, says now the market will prep for the month end reports and watch weather.
June 12, 2024 04:29 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Grains Mixed to Lower After Benign WASDE: Focus Turns to Dollar, Weather, Acreage Report
Grains mixed after the WASDE with very few changes for corn and soybeans. Wheat did see slightly lower U.S. ending stocks and Russian, EU and Ukraine production dropped a total of 8 mmt says Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net.
June 12, 2024 11:50 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Cattle Rally on Strong Cash & Stock Market: Grains Mixed, Correcting Pre-Report
Cattle rally on strong cash but face a tug of war due to bird flu news says Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Hogs try to follow but struggle with sliding cash. Row crops higher, wheat lower correcting pre- report.
June 12, 2024 09:40 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Matt Bennett Expects Only Minor Changes in the WASDE
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says traders evened positions Tuesday going into the USDA reports. However, he’s expecting very few revisions on a U.S. basis so he’s looking at global numbers.
June 12, 2024 08:12 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Wheat Rallies, Row Crops Fall on Corrective Action and Report Positioning
Grains see a corrective day and WASDE report positioning with wheat sharply higher, row crops lower. Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, says cattle also saw profit taking ahead of the Fed announcement.
June 11, 2024 08:06 PM
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Michelle Rook
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