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Ralph Eichler To Return As MLA For Lakeside

PC incumbant Ralph Eichler, who served as the province's agriculture minister during the last term, has been re-elected in the riding of Lakeside. Eichler was first elected as the MLA for Lakeside in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007, 2011, and 2016.
 
He became Minister of Agriculture on May 3, 2016.
 
The PC Party of Manitoba has won another majority government.
 
The NDP's agriculture critic Ted Marcelino lost his seat in Tyndall Park (WPG) to Liberal Cindy Lamoureux.
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USDA Feb Crop Report a WIN for Soybeans + 1 Year Trade Truce Extension

Video: USDA Feb Crop Report a WIN for Soybeans + 1 Year Trade Truce Extension


USDA took Trumps comments that China would buy more U.S. soybeans seriously and headline news that the U.S./China trade truce would be extended when Trump/Xi meet in the first week of April was a BIG WIN for soybeans this week! 2026 “Mini” U.S. ethanol boom thanks to 45Z + China’s ban of phosphates from Feb. – August of 2026 will not help lower fertilizer prices anytime soon! 30 mmt of Chinese corn harvest is of poor quality and maybe a technical breakout in wheat futures.

*Apologies! Where we talk about the latest CFTC update as of 10th Feb 2026, managed money funds covered their net short position in canola to the tune of +42,746 week-on-week to flip to net long 145 contracts and not (as we mistakenly said) +90,009 wk/wk to 47,408.