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DTN Ag Headline News
US Farm Numbers Drop 8% Since 2018
Bayer Settles Roundup Cases for $7.3B
Smithfield Invests $1.3B in South Dakota
New Farm Bill on Pesticides, Prop 12
Managing Crop Input Expenses
Top 5 Things to Watch
House Takes Another Stab at Farm Bill
View From the Range
Farmland Values Offset Ag Credit Woes

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@C - CORN - CBOT Last Chg
Mar 26 426'4 -5'4
May 26 436'0 -6'2
Jul 26 444'2 -5'6
Sep 26 444'6 -5'4
Dec 26 459'6 -4'4
Mar 27 471'6 -4'0
 
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT Last Chg
Mar 26 1134'6 1'0
May 26 1150'0 0'2
Jul 26 1162'6 1'2
Aug 26 1152'6 3'4
Sep 26 1120'4 3'6
Nov 26 1117'4 4'0
Jan 27 1127'6 4'0
 
@W - WHEAT - CBOT Last Chg
Mar 26 539'0 -11'0
May 26 543'2 -6'0
Jul 26 552'0 -5'6
Sep 26 563'2 -5'4
Dec 26 582'0 -4'6
Mar 27 597'4 -3'6
 
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT Last Chg
Mar 26 3055 - 34
May 26 3105 - 27
Jul 26 3155 - 18
Aug 26 3162 - 11
Sep 26 3160 - 4
Oct 26 3151 - 1
Dec 26 3180 2
 
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT Last Chg
Mar 26 57.35 0.21
May 26 57.82 0.29
Jul 26 58.01 0.40
Aug 26 57.67 0.42
Sep 26 57.25 0.44
Oct 26 56.72 0.44
Dec 26 56.52 0.43
 
@KW - KC HRW WHEAT - CBOT Last Chg
Mar 26 539'0 -3'6
May 26 551'0 -3'2
Jul 26 564'0 -3'4
Sep 26 578'4 -3'2
Dec 26 599'6 -3'0
Mar 27 616'6 -1'6
 
@RR - ROUGH RICE - CBOT Last Chg
Mar 26 10780 - 265
May 26 11120 - 255
Jul 26 11375 - 255
 
@CT - COTTON #2 - ICEFU Last Chg
Mar 26 61.49 -0.59
May 26 63.61 -0.49
Jul 26 65.37 -0.45
Oct 26 67.35 -0.33
Dec 26 68.00 -0.31
 
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME Last Chg
Feb 26 246.200 3.475
Apr 26 242.625 2.175
Jun 26 238.250 2.300
Aug 26 235.725 2.150
Oct 26 234.950 1.950


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Temp: 68oF Feels Like: 68oF
Humid: 74% Dew Pt: 59oF
Barom: 30.07 Wind Dir: SSE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 9 mph
Sunrise: 6:39 Sunset: 5:51
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DTN Weather Summary
First Phase of Storm Building Heavy Snow for the North Into Wednesday
Bryce Anderson (Bio) – DTN Meteorologist
Posted at 12:03PM Tue Feb 17, 2026 CST

 
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