Reading Time: < 1 minute SOYBEAN futures at the Chicago Board of Trade were narrowly mixed at the Wednesday’s close, holding near three-month highs. WHEAT futures corrected higher amid ideas recent losses were overdone. CORN futures were up in sympathy with wheat, with positioning ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ag Outlook Forum a feature.
U.S. grains: Soybeans steady, grains higher
CBOT Weekly: Choppy futures looking for direction
Reading Time: < 1 minute Choppy futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were looking for direction during the week ended Feb. 18, 2026.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices mostly higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian cash prices for spring wheat were mostly higher and those for durum were a pinch lower for the week ended Feb. 17. A firmer tone United States wheat complex offered support, as did the Canadian dollar which lost six-tenths of a cent on the week.
Feed Grain Weekly: Corn affecting barley prices in Lethbridge
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn imports entering Lethbridge have lowered prices for feed barley compared to those in Edmonton.
U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher as traders weigh China demand; wheat climbs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures turned higher on Wednesday on technical buying and continued hopes of stronger Chinese demand, analysts said, with the benchmark contract heading back toward a two-month peak set last week. Wheat rose on what appeared to be fund-driven short-covering, while corn futures sagged in choppy trade. Chicago Board of […] Read more
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat declines, durum higher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring wheat prices in Western Canada were lower, while durum prices showed modest grains during the week ended Feb. 10, 2026.
U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export optimism; corn, wheat nearly flat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – Chicago soybean futures rose about one per cent on Tuesday on optimism about demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said, but stayed below a two-month high set last week. Corn settled flat to firmer after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a monthly report raised its forecast of U.S. corn exports for […] Read more
Only small adjustments in latest USDA supply/demand estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Corn ending stocks in the United States for 2025/26 will be slightly tighter than earlier expectations, but still record-large, according to updated supply/demand tables from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Feb. 10.
France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates
Reading Time: 2 minutes France’s farm ministry on Tuesday increased slightly its estimates for sowings of winter soft wheat and winter rapeseed for the 2026 harvest, confirming its expectation of an expanded area for both crops this year.
U.S. grains: Soy futures pull back as Brazil harvest advances
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters – U.S. soybean futures fell on Monday on profit taking after a rally last week drove prices to a two-month high well above $11 a bushel, tied to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks that China may buy more beans from the United States. The expanding harvest of a record-large Brazilian soybean crop […] Read more
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