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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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9:01

Markets Now Closes 4-7-25 Naomi Blohm, Total Farm...

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2025/04/07

Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing, says grains rebound on Monday absorbing tariff news and adding weather premium. Livestock saw triple digit losses with additional fund liquidation despite a recovery off the lows in the stock market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:31

Markets Now Early 4-7-25 Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima...

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2025/04/07

Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says after a lower start in the ag markets are trying to recover with a bounce in the stock market. But he thinks its unlikely to hold.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:50

Markets Now Closes 4-4-25 - Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk

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2025/04/04

Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk, says soybeans, livestock and outside markets all had a negative response to China imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports of an additional 34%. So why was corn the only market higher Friday and for the week?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:51

Markets Now Early - 4-4-25 Scott Varilek, Kooima...

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2025/04/04

Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek says grain and livestock markets continue to sell off with China's 34% retaliatory tariffs and the plunging stock market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:15

Markets Now Closes 4-3-25 Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net

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2025/04/03

Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, talks about the lower day in grain, livestock and outside market in reaction to the announced tariffs. How long will it take for the markets to price this in and go back to trading their own fundamentals?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:47

Markets Now Early - 4-3-25 Kent Beadle, DTN Market...

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2025/04/03

Kent Beadle, DTN Market Analyst, says grain and livestock futures plunge with the outside markets on the tariff news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:59

Markets Now Closes 4-2-25 Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit...

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2025/04/02

Tomm Pfitzenmaier, Summit Commodity Brokerage, says grains end mostly lower with risk off selling and positioning ahead of President Trump's Liberation Day announcement on tariffs. Soybean oil was the one exception as its been up the last few days on word of a possible deal to increase the blending mandate for biomass based diesel in the RFS. Cattle were also higher with live cattle making some new contract highs, while hogs fell on tariff fears.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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9:00

Markets Now Early 4-2-25 Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2025/04/02

Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says grains are mostly lower with fears about Liberation Day tariffs and that's overshadowing various positives in the grain markets, including weather. Cattle see firm prices and are inching closer to retest contract highs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:42

Markets Now Closes 4-1-25 Tommy Grisafi, Nesvick Trading

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2025/04/01

Tommy Grisafi, Nesvick Trading, says grains end higher on Tuesday with risk on buying and adding weather premium. Can the markets extend gains with 20% reciprocal tariffs hitting Wednesday? Cattle also rebound but can the market retest the contract highs?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11:21

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

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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

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

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

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

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...

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

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...

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

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

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

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

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

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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