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Hard Red Wheat Dec '22 (KEZ22)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Showing Mixed Trade on Thursday

The wheat complex is mixed on Thursday, with the hard red contracts slipping. Chicago SRW futures are up 1 to 3 cents in the front months. KC HRW futures are down 3 to 4 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally to 4 cents in the red.

A band of precip is expected to hit parts of the Southern Plains in the next week, with key portions of the western half missing out one some moisture. 

Weekly Export Sales for the week of 2/19 was out this morning, with a total of 242,964 MT reported, shy of the 250,000 and 500,000 MT estimates for old crop. That was a 6-week low and down 9.68% from the same week last year. New crop sales exceeded the expected range of 0 to 50,000 MT at 107,015 MT, a MY high for 2026/27. 

Saudi Arabia issued a tender for 655,000 MT of wheat overnight, with a Friday deadline for offers.

Mar 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.67 1/4, up 1 1/2 cents,

May 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.72 1/2, up 2 3/4 cents,

Mar 26 KCBT Wheat  is at $5.49 1/2,... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
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
CBOT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$1,760/1,600
First Notice Date
11/30/22
Expiration Date
12/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Dec '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
123,973 (-4,049)
111,966 (+7,503)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
84,327 (+6,991)
91,490 (-5,799)
Producers - Long / Short
38,765 (-5,071)
101,560 (+5,156)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
77,766 (-1,037)
2,964 (+288)
Managed Money - Long / Short
68,392 (+3,359)
79,487 (-3,558)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
15,935 (+3,632)
12,003 (-2,241)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
844-0 +3.05%
on 12/06/22
974-6 -10.77%
on 11/15/22
-86-4 (-9.05%)
since 11/14/22
3-Month
844-0 +3.05%
on 12/06/22
1037-4 -16.17%
on 10/10/22
-77-2 (-8.16%)
since 09/14/22
52-Week
763-4 +13.92%
on 01/14/22
1377-4 -36.86%
on 05/17/22
+60-4 (+7.48%)
since 12/14/21

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Wheat Mixed on Thursday Morning

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Wheat Close Mixed on Wednesday as Futures Pull Off Lows

The wheat complex posed weakness in the winter wheats on Wednesday, as spring wheat turned higher at the close. Chicago SRW futures closed the midweek session with contracts 1 to 3 ½ cents lower. KC HRW...

KEK26 : 562-2s (-0.35%)
KEH26 : 551-4s (-0.18%)
MWH26 : 5.8350s (unch)
ZWH26 : 571-6s (+1.06%)
ZWK26 : 574-4s (+0.83%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 869-6
2nd Resistance Point 869-6
1st Resistance Point 869-6
Last Price 869-6s
1st Support Level 869-6
2nd Support Level 869-6
3rd Support Level 869-6

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52-Week High 1377-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 1143-0
Fibonacci 50% 1070-4
Fibonacci 38.2% 998-0
Last Price 869-6s
52-Week Low 763-4

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