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Spring Wheat Mar '16 (MWH16)

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Spring Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Closes Lower Following Weak Export Sales Data

The wheat complex posted losses across the board on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were down 8 ½ to 10 1/4 cents on the day. KC HRW saw losses of 11 to 14 cents across the board. MPLS spring wheat posted 3 to 8 3/4 cent losses.

Thursday morning’s Export Sales report showed just 246,327 MT in all wheat sales during the week of September 12. That was below the trade’s expectations of 300,000 and 650,000 MT for 2024/25 wheat sales and the lowest since the first week of July. The largest buyer was Mexico of 59,600 MT, as the Philippines bought 57,600 MT. Sales for 2025/26 were in the expected range of 0 to 50,000 MT in that week at 11,500 MT.

Japan purchased a total of 123,012 MT of wheat from Australia, Canada, and the US on Thursday, with 66,397 MT US specific. 

The monthly International Grains Council pegged their latest wheat production estimated at 798 MMT, down 1 MMT from last month. Trade was up 2 MMT to 198 MMT, as the 2024/25 stocks number was up 1 MMT to 267 M... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Hard Red Spring 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. - 1:30p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
MGEX
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
02/29/16
Expiration Date
03/14/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Spring Wheat Mar '16
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
42,508 (-3,088)
23,953 (+2,557)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
11,693 (+737)
31,556 (-3,981)
Producers - Long / Short
39,478 (-3,310)
23,299 (+2,405)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
2,854 (+185)
478 (+115)
Managed Money - Long / Short
8,143 (+446)
29,850 (-2,795)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
3,550 (+291)
1,706 (-1,186)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
481-2 +7.32%
on 02/24/16
516-4 unch
on 03/14/16
+31-4 (+6.49%)
since 02/12/16
3-Month
481-2 +7.32%
on 02/24/16
518-2 -0.34%
on 12/18/15
+6-0 (+1.18%)
since 12/14/15
52-Week
481-2 +7.32%
on 02/24/16
663-4 -22.16%
on 06/30/15
-85-6 (-14.24%)
since 03/13/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 516-4
1st Resistance Point 516-4
Last Price 516-4s
1st Support Level 516-4
2nd Support Level 516-4
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 663-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 593-7
Fibonacci 50% 572-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 550-7
Last Price 516-4s
52-Week Low 481-2

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