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Markets Now with Michelle Rook

Michelle Rook

Michelle Rook talks daily with industry analysts to break down agricultural and commodity markets.

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11:21

Markets Now Early - 4-1-25 DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2025/04/01

Grain and livestock are mostly higher early Tuesday. DuWayne Bosse with Bolt Marketing talks about how markets are continuing to digest the USDA reports but looking ahead at weather and tariffs. Livestock are mostly higher with strong cash and cutouts supporting cattle, while hogs await tariff news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:21

Markets Now Closes 3-31-25 Darren Frye, Water Street...

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2025/03/31

Darren Frye with Water Street Solutions says grains closed mixed with a muted reaction to the USDA reports. Cotton and cattle end mostly lower.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14:15

Markets Now Report Analysis - 3-31-25 Matt Bennett,...

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2025/03/31

Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net says USDA pegs corn acreage at 95.3 million acres, up 4.73 ma from last year, soybeans down 3.55 mi, wheat down 680K, cotton at 9.87 ma. Where did the shifts come from and what does it mean for prices? Quarterly stocks down over 200 mb for corn, up for soybeans and wheat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:02

Markets Now Early - 3-31-25 Brad Kooima, KKV

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2025/03/31

Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle are seeing pressure on end of quarter profit taking, steady cash and the lower stock market, while hogs are lower on tariff fears. Corn lower with wheat, while soybeans are higher ahead of USDA reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:22

Randy Martinson on Northwest Corn Belt Acreage Mix

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2025/03/28

Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says farmers in the Northwestern Corn Belt are expected to plant more corn in 2025 but how much more and how will that impact the rest of the acreage mix?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:26

Kent Beadle on How to Position for USDA Reports and...

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2025/03/27

Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, discusses what he expects in the upcoming USDA Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Stocks reports and how farmers can prepare for the volatliity that will come with that and the end of the quarter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:22

Dan Basse on the Impact of Reciprocal Tariffs on Ag

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2025/03/26

Dan Basse, president of Ag Resources Company discusses what the Trump Administration's reciprocal tariffs to be invoked on April 2 mean for agriculture and how the markets will react.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:22

Markets Now - With Trade Woes Grains Push Lower, Gold...

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2025/03/25

Darin Newsom, Barchart, discusses how trade and global economic uncertainty is causing traders to push gold to record highs, with grains pushing lower.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:08

Markets Now - Rich Nelson on Weather Outlook and...

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2025/03/24

Rich Nelson with Allendale talks about the new long term weather outlook from NOAA and what is means for farmers for the planting and growing season. Plus, how much of a yield cut would we need to have to make a price impact?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:49

Markets Now Closing Markets 3-21-25

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2025/03/21

Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors, says corn and soybeans see risk off profit taking heading into the weekend and have settled into ranges ahead of the end of the month, big USDA reports and tariffs. What corn acreage is the market currently trading and how will the market handle more tariff news? Cattle end lower after new highs in futures and cash, so is that a key reversal and is it the top?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:26

Markets Now Early - 3-21-25

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2025/03/21

Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek talks about how high cattle could run after Thursday's new contract highs. The market is seeing some early weakness but has been resliant and is just waiting for cash and the Cattle on Feed Report. Hogs see a light short covering bounce but fundamentals have weakened. Grains are mixed chopping ahead of the end of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:24

Markets Now Closing Markets 3-20-25

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2025/03/20

Dave Chatterton, Strategic Farm Marketing talks about the strength in corn and soybean, plus new highs in cattle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:58

Markets Now Early - 3-20-25

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2025/03/20

Darin Newsom with Barchart says corn is higher again on solid demand and spreading with soybeans, while wheat sees selling on dismal exports and better moisture in winter wheat areas. Cattle hit new highs with weather supportive, then fade ahead of the COF report. And the Fed held interest rates steady Wed. but the markets are still trading the uncertainty of tariffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:47

Markets Now Closing Markets 3-19-25

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2025/03/19

Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures says grains mostly lower with risk aversion and snow in winter wheat areas. Old crop corn was supported though on strong demand. Cattle made fresh highs on weather and ahead of a COF Report that's expected to be bullish. Hogs saw a third day of consolidation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:47

Markets Now Early - 3-19-25

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2025/03/19

Rich Nelson of Allendale says grains are quietly lower as markets await tariff news and the reports at the end of the month. The big one will be Prospective Plantings and Allendale is out with their survey results. Cattle make more new highs pushed by weather, hogs set back on profit taking.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:00

Markets Now Closing Markets 3-18-25

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2025/03/18

Dan Basse, Ag Resource Company, says grains close mostly lower on Tuesday with general risk aversion ahead of the big USDA reports, reciprocal tariffs and end of month and quarter. Wheat may have enough weather premium and ran into chart resistance. Cattle futures ended mixed after more all-time highs in feeders but the market may have higher cash priced in and saw some spillover from the lower stock market. Hogs set back on profit taking also hitting chart resistance.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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9:38

Markets Now Closing Markets 3-17-25

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2025/03/17

Mike Zuzulo, Global Commodity Analytics, says grains end mostly higher led by wheat on weather. Cattle and hogs strong with new highs in cattle on higher cash and risk on in outside markets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:53

Markets Now Early - 3-17-25

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2025/03/17

Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Variilek says grain and livestock markets are higher early except soybeans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:44

Markets Now Closing Markets 3-14-25

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2025/03/14

Don Roose, U.S. Commodities says corn and wheat end lower with soybeans higher Friday evening up positions ahead of the weekend and he thinks the markets are rangebound until the USDA reports. Cattle higher with sharply higher cash but the futures don't make new highs which may signal a top. Hogs end mostly higher on short covering but face tariff headwinds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:44

Markets Now Early - 3-14-25

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2025/03/14

Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says cattle are trading mixed awaiting cash direction, hogs are lower with tariff concerns still looming. Grains are mixed as well seeing some follow through buying in soybeans, but lower corn. He thinks grains could chop around through the end of the month awaiting possible tarffis on April 2 and the big USDA reports March 31 looking for confirmation of the higher corn acres.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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