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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
Market Analysis
AgDay Market Now: Randy Martinson says Weather and Demand Rally Corn, Despite Wheat Tanking
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says he was impressed with how corn and soybeans managed to end higher on Monday, despite the collapse in wheat.
June 10, 2024 06:45 PM
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Market Analysis
Row Crops Rally, Despite the Collapse in Wheat: Cattle Anticipate Higher Cash
Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says corn and beans end higher, which was impressive considering the collapse of the wheat market which has been down nine days. Cattle rally, while hogs fail.
June 10, 2024 06:37 PM
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Market Analysis
Cattle Rally on Cash News, Hogs Mixed: Row Crops Try to Bounce, Despite Lower Wheat
Cattle futures rally as Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says Northern cash trade topped at $193 live late Friday. Hogs consolidate. Row crops bounce, despite the lower wheat market.
June 10, 2024 09:55 AM
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Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: Darren Frye says Grains Lower Friday Showing Funds are Reestablishing Their Short Positions
More fund selling Friday in the grains shows the funds are back selling on any rally and reestablishing their short position says Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions.
June 08, 2024 08:46 AM
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Market Analysis
Grains End Week Lower on Fund Selling: Will Grains Hold Chart Support Ahead of the WASDE?
Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, says speculators look like they are re-establishing their short positions at least in the corn and soybean markets. “They are selling on any rally,” he says.
June 08, 2024 08:38 AM
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Jerry Gulke -- Weekend Market Report
Market Analysis
Corn Reverses Higher for the Week, While the Soy Complex Collapses
“It’s like farmers threw in the towel after getting sick of waiting for better prices or realized they’re going to need bin space,” says Jerry Gulke. He shares four points that might mean lower prices aren’t over yet.
June 07, 2024 05:47 PM
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Market Analysis
Grains Back Lower on Fund Selling, With Wheat as an Anchor: Cattle Try to Bounce
Grains back lower as wheat drags down corn and soybeans and Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says funds are back in sell mode. Cattle are trying to bounce awaiting cash news while hogs are mostly lower again.
June 07, 2024 09:59 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Corn and Soybeans Surge: Was it Technical, China News or Brazil’s Proposed Export Tax?
Corn and soybeans see double digit gains on short covering and talk of China biz says John Payne, Advance Trading, while wheat struggled. Cattle were hit by more bird flu news, hogs reversed off new lows.
June 07, 2024 08:07 AM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
AgDay Markets Now: John Payne Says Corn and Soybeans See Short Covering Rally, But What Was the Catalyst?
Corn and soybeans see double digit gains on fund short covering after seven down days. John Payne, Advance Trading, says the markets were oversold and due for a correction.
June 06, 2024 11:15 PM
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Michelle Rook
Market Analysis
Cattle Fall on More Bird Flu News: Grains See a Short Covering Bounce
Cattle lower on more bird flu news but at least holding support. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Hogs make more new lows for the move and may contract lows. Grains see a short covering bounce.
June 06, 2024 10:07 AM
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