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Hard Red Winter Wheat May '25 (KEK25)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Fading Back to Start Wednesday Trade

Wheat is starting off Wednesday trade with contracts down 5 to 11 cents. The wheat complex started off September with an extension of the rally. Chicago SRW contracts were up 4 ¼ to 9 3/4 cents on the day. Open interest was up 12,816 contracts on Tuesday. There were another 9 deliveries overnight against Sep CBT wheat.  KC HRW futures were 1 ½ to 7 ¼ cents higher at the close. OI rose 3,495 contracts. There were 29 delivery notices for September KC wheat overnight. MPLS spring wheat 7 ¾ to 16 1/4 cents in the green at the final bell.

Overnight, Russia suspended the export duty on grain exports through the end of the year. 

The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed 77% of the US spring wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 9% ahead of the normal pace.

EU soft wheat exports have totaled 4.16 MMT as of August 30 since July 1, which is now down just 0.16 MMT from last year.

Sep 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $7.64, up 7 1/2 cents, currently down 9 3/4 cents

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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
$2,200/2,000
First Notice Date
04/30/25
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat May '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 25, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
103,929 (-1,500)
126,397 (+4,646)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
82,128 (+5,802)
59,983 (-269)
Producers - Long / Short
18,650 (-1,058)
120,343 (+4,497)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,335 (-646)
1,110 (-55)
Managed Money - Long / Short
76,033 (+8,523)
33,519 (-2,494)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,095 (-2,721)
26,464 (+2,225)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
569-2 -10.54%
on 04/17/25
-46-0 (-8.28%)
since 04/14/25
3-Month
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
642-4 -20.74%
on 02/19/25
-123-4 (-19.52%)
since 02/14/25
52-Week
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
784-0 -35.04%
on 05/28/24
-229-4 (-31.07%)
since 05/14/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 509-2
2nd Resistance Point 509-2
1st Resistance Point 509-2
Last Price 509-2s
1st Support Level 509-2
2nd Support Level 509-2
3rd Support Level 509-2

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52-Week High 784-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 674-7
Fibonacci 50% 641-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 607-3
Last Price 509-2s
52-Week Low 498-2

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