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- The Good, Bad & Uglyon February 17, 2026 at 11:30 pm
The Good: For the week ending on February 10, funds bought back a net of 94,316 soybean contracts (12.8 million tonnes). Funds now hold a net long soybean fund position of 123,148 contracts. This is the largest net fund position in soybeans since the end of last year. Fund buying during the week was not Read more
- Mustard growers’ InVigor Gold fears must be addressedby WP editorial on February 17, 2026 at 9:32 pm
Canadian mustard growers extremely worried over the impending release of InVigor Gold, a genetically modified LibertyLink-resistant canola hybrid from BASF.
- New Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report makes only incremental changesby Bruce Burnett - Analysis on February 17, 2026 at 8:46 pm
The February WASDE report followed the expected script with only minor changes to the U.S. Supply and Demand (S&D) tables.
- Young farmers urged to start smart, invest nowby Janelle Rudolph on February 17, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Investing is commonly perceived as something for the future, like retirement, that isn’t at the top of mind for young farmers, but it should be.
- Canola needs more funds to counter Chinese uncertaintyby D'Arce McMillan on February 17, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Any exporting country should work hard to have access and close relationships with China. But, China has repeatedly used access to its market as a tool to coerce other countries to bend to its demands.