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The Chicago Board of Trade building on May 28, 2018. (Harmantasdc/iStock Editorial/Getty Images)

U.S. grains: Soybeans steady, grains higher

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 18, 2026

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.

Markets

CBOT Weekly: Choppy futures looking for direction

By Adam Peleshaty February 18, 2026

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 and durum prices were mostly higher for the week ended Feb. 17, 2026. Photo: File

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices mostly higher

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 18, 2026

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.

News

Mexico updates import requirements for Eastern Canadian apples

By Geralyn Wichers February 18, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico has updated rules around imports of apples from Eastern Canada, a move the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says will reduce costs for Canadian exporters.

A snowy pasture scene in eastern Manitoba. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

Weather

Prairie forecast: Cold weather settles in after snowy start

By Daniel Bezte February 18, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutes As the weather models were indicating as early as last week, we are now seeing a clear shift in our weather pattern from unseasonably warm and dry to more seasonable cold. This comes with a snowy start and additional chances for snow over the next week or two.

U.S. farmers grew the biggest corn crop in history last year at more than 17 billion bushels, stuffing the nation’s grain bins and weighing on Chicago Board of Trade corn futures. Photo: John Greig

Markets, News, Reuters

As U.S. agriculture flails, farmers see big corn acres as best bet to break even

By Julie Ingwersen, Reuters February 18, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. farmers are expected to only cut back slightly on corn acres as it nears break-even prices and seems less politically risky than soybeans.

Crops, Lentils, Markets, News, Pulses

Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices currently lacking direction

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 17, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes There’s little at the present time to guide cash prices for lentils on the Canadian Prairies, said Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto.

News, Reuters

Bayer proposes $7.25 billion plan to settle U.S. Roundup cancer suits

By Diana Novak Jones, Reuters February 17, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer said on Tuesday its Monsanto unit had filed a proposed U.S. class settlement totalling as much as $7.25 billion (C$9.89 billion) aimed at resolving all current and future claims that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump during the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw on Dec. 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

News, Reuters

Canada announces new chief trade negotiator to the United States

By Fergal Smith, Reuters February 17, 2026

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Monday the appointment of public servant Janice Charette as the next chief trade negotiator to the United States for the review of the CUSMA trade agreement.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market eyes fed cattle for direction

By Jerry Klassen February 17, 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the week ending February 14, Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged compared to seven days earlier. The deferred live cattle futures have been consolidating in a narrow range over the past month, which has limited the upside in the feeder complex. Supplies of yearlings or replacements over 800 pounds are increasing as […] Read more

Daily Network News

Trump tells farmers that tractor companies should lower prices

Get farmers in on federal water security strategy planning, CFA says

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

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