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Hard Red Wheat May '15 (KEK15)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Creeping Lower on Wednesday

The wheat complex is showing lower trade as we head through the midday session, backing off from the early morning strength. Chicago SRW futures are down 1 to 2 cents at midday. KC HRW is showing 2 to 3 cent lower trade. MPLS spring wheat is 2 to 4 cents lower on the session so far. 

Thursday morning will show the weekly Export Sales report from FAS, with analysts expecting to see between 300,000 and 650,000 MT of 2024/25 wheat sales for the week of September 12. Sales for 2025/26 are estimated to be 0 to 50,000 MT in that week. 

The FranceAgriMer expects to see French soft wheat exports to all destinations outside the EU at 4 MMT, down 3.5 MMT from last month’s number, with shipments within EU countries seen down 0.5 from a month ago to 6 MMT. With a smaller production total, stocks are expected to drop to 2.74 MMT, down 0.3 MMT form the previous estimate. 

Dec 24 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.74 1/4, down 1 1/2 cents,

Mar 25 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.93 3/4, down 1 3/4 c... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
KC Hard Red Winter Wheat
Contract Size
5,000 bushels
Tick Size
1/4 cent per bushel ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
7:00p.m. - 7:45a.m. and 8:30a.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
KCBT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
04/30/15
Expiration Date
05/14/15 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat May '15
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
98,524 (-6,089)
87,886 (+2,919)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
72,578 (+2,648)
79,312 (-6,889)
Producers - Long / Short
31,473 (-5,134)
80,008 (+3,146)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
62,879 (-662)
3,706 (+66)
Managed Money - Long / Short
49,982 (+3,783)
67,804 (-5,003)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
22,596 (-1,135)
11,508 (-1,886)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
483-6 +10.59%
on 04/28/15
535-0 unch
on 05/14/15
+13-2 (+2.54%)
since 04/14/15
3-Month
483-6 +10.59%
on 04/28/15
589-4 -9.25%
on 04/06/15
-28-6 (-5.10%)
since 02/13/15
52-Week
483-6 +10.59%
on 04/28/15
796-4 -32.83%
on 05/15/14
-281-4 (-34.48%)
since 05/14/14

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 535-0
1st Resistance Point 535-0
Last Price 535-0s
1st Support Level 535-0
2nd Support Level 535-0
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 796-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 677-0
Fibonacci 50% 640-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 603-2
Last Price 535-0s
52-Week Low 483-6

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