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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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9:47

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-30-24 Audio

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/30

Grains end lower on heavy deliveries against the May soybean oil and Chicago wheat contracts, end of month profit taking and the fast planting pace. Plus, outside markets were risk off with the stock market lower and the dollar higher, which also weighed on cattle. Although Kent Beadle with Paradigm Futures says cattle also saw end of month positioning and fund liquidation for a second day with USDA testing ground beef in state impacted by H5N1. Hogs ended mostly lower with the futures premium to

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8:51

Markets Now Early Markets 4-30-24

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/30

Grains drifting lower on end of month profit taking. Plus, its first notice day and there were heavy deliveries of bean oil and Chicago wheat. Fast planting pace, especially on spring wheat and rain in the forecast for Russia is also weighing on the wheat market. Cattle see follow through selling with USDA testing ground beef in affected states for bird flu, while hogs bounce on spreading against cattle and bouncing off chart support. Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, has more. See

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10:22

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-29-24 Audio

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/29

Winter wheat sees some profit taking Monday with some rain chances in Russia. Soybeans end higher led by meal on concerns about a strike in Argentina at crushing facilities, while soybean oil plunged lower. Corn was down slightly following wheat but still stuck in its sideways range. Cattle saw end of month profit taking. Copper and precious metals have had a huge rally on geopolitical concerns according to Shawn Hackett, Hackett Financial Advisors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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9:01

Markets Now Early Markets -4-29-24 Audio

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/29

Brad Kooima, Kooima Kooima VarilekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:44

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-26-24 Audio

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2024/04/26

Grains end mixed Friday but higher for the week led by wheat. Cattle make new highs for the move helped by stronger cash. Can the markets continue to move higher? Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, has the answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:09

Markets Now Early Markets 4-26-24

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/26

Wheat is higher for a 7th day on technical buying and U.S. and global production concerns. However, the market is watching rain chances in the extended forecast for the HRW areas and is nearing some chart resistance according to Allison Thompson of The Money Farm. Corn and soybeans are seeing light pressure as they are into chart resistance and rain in the Corn Belt is actually seen as a bit bearish. Export demand may be the sleeper fundamental for the corn market while weaker exports have hurt

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10:14

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-25-24 Audio

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2024/04/25

Grains and livestock close mixed Thursday. Wheat rallies for a 6th day on continued fund short covering and adding war and weather premium. Can wheat keep moving higher and pull corn above overhead chart resistance? Or does corn have its own emerging story? Soybeans struggle to follow corn and wheat plagued by weak exports. Cotton steady after the recent implosion of the market, so is the selling done? Cattle see a nice recovery with steady to higher cash. Alan Brugler, Brugler Marketing, has

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11:23

Markets Now Early Markets 4-25-24

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/25

Cattle plunge again on new HPAI news restricting movement of dairy cattle and Columbia banning beef from affected states. However, cash is holding together on fed and feeder cattle. So will futures hold the recent lows? Hogs lower following cattle. Corn is higher in tandem with wheat and with strong exports but can it take out overhead chart resistance at the top of the recent trading range? Soybeans fall on farmer selling and poor weekly exports. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, covers

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10:30

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-24-24 Audio

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/24

Grains end mixed with wheat closing higher for the fifth consecutive day. Is it all fund short covering or is the market concerned about U.S. and global production issues? Soybeans end steady with corn lower, unable to follow wheat and taking a break after three up days. So is the rally over there? Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst for Barchart, has the answers. Plus, he talks about the correction in cattle, metals and the energy markets and if the inflation and geopolitical concerns over for

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8:25

Markets Now Early Markets 4-24-24

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/24

Grains are quiet and chopping on both sides of steady on Wednesday after testing the top side of recent trading ranges. Is the short covering rally and fund buying just about done? Livestock have traded 2-sided early but are now favoring the downside. Cattle are consolidating along with hogs. Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:35

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-23-24 Audio

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/23

Grains end higher for a third day on speculative short covering and corrective buying. However, wheat is still putting in risk premium and pulling corn and soybeans along. Technically the markets have climbed above some key moving averages so is this the start of a bigger rally? Plus, live cattle take a breather after running into chart resistance, while feeders and hogs continued higher. Will hogs run back to contract highs? DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, has the answers.See

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10:44

Markets Now Early Markets 4-23-24

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2024/04/23

Grains start mixed but quickly move higher extending gains from Monday. Wheat has been leading on lower crop ratings and putting in weather and war premium. Corn and soybeans have been following but also technically has also broke above key moving averages along iwth the wheat. Cattle try to extend gains after a push from bullish placements in the Cattle on Feed Report, while hogs follow cattle. Kent Beadle, Paradigm Futures, has details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:33

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-22-24 Audio

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2024/04/22

A risk on day resulted in higher closes in both grain and livestock futures. Funds were covering short positions in the grain market. Wheat led the rally putting in weather premium on concerns in HRW areas of the U.S. plus there are problems in the Black Sea and Europe, plus India is pulling wheat out of their reserves due to tight supplies. Corn and soybeans followed wheat but also bounced off chart support areas. Cattle rallied after a bullish placements number in the Cattle of Feed report and

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11:29

Markets Now Early Markets 4-22-24

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/22

Cattle rally with the bullish placements number at 88% in the Cattle on Feed report and after steady cash in the south. What will cash do this week? Hogs fail to see follow through buying after the chart breakout Friday. Grains rally led by the wheat market on weather concerns in the U.S. and Europe. However, corn has strong demand and a higher seasonal pattern in its favor according to Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:11

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-19-24 Audio

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2024/04/19

Grains close higher on short covering and putting in some risk premium on geopolitical and weather concerns. Live cattle ended higher with steady cash at $182 in the South and ahead of the COF. Hogs broke above chart resistance with help from the lower sow herd numbers in China. Rich Nelson, Allendale, Inc. covers it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:38

Markets Now Early Markets 4-19-24

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2024/04/19

Cattle seeing some pressure positioning ahead of the Cattle on Feed Report and with the lack of cash news. Plus, uncertainty with Israel attacking Iran overnight. However, the market is absorbing that and the HPAI news pretty well according to Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek. Hogs are consolidating under the recent highs but supported by stronger cash and cutouts. Grains are putting some war premium in and seeing some short covering after soybeans hit new lows for the move Thursday. Plus

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10:13

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-18-24 Audio

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/18

Soybeans make new lows for the move with South American hedge pressure dragging down beans and that spilled over into the corn market. Wheat futures were able to make some gains with concerns about crop conditions and dry weather, despite China export cancellations on this morning's export sales report. Cattle end mostly higher but positioning ahead of cash news and the Cattle on Feed Report. Outside markets continue to watch geopolitical headlines. Arlan Suderman, StoneX, has analysis. See

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10:26

Markets Now Early Markets 4-18-24

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/18

Corn and soybeans lower with slow exports and no weather issues to push the market. Wheat is seeing short covering with frost concerns in the extended forecast. Livestock mixed. Crude oil and gold are rallying on geopolitical concerns, but there have also been some contraseasonal moves in markets like heating oil/diesel fuel. Darin Newsom, Sr. Market Analyst with Barchart, gives his take on the market action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:43

Markets Now Closing Markets -4-17-24 Audio

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/17

Grains end mixed with wheat seeing technical selling pressure after hitting chart resistance. Soybeans and products saw corrective buying. Corn was slightly lower caught between higher beans and lower wheat. However, corn is still in a narrow sideways trading range. Grains generally lack buying interest by the funds but do they become an inflationary and geopolitical buy at some point? Kevin Duling, KD Investors, shares his insight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:53

Markets Now Early Markets 4-17-24

Markets Now with Michelle Rook ·

2024/04/17

Grains see short covering early with a lower dollar then turn mixed searching for news and watching weather. Cattle 2-sided but starting to position for the COF report. Hogs chop. DuWayne Bosse, Bolt Marketing, has more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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