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Hard Red Winter Wheat May '26 (KEK26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Recovering Higher on Friday Morning

Wheat is trading higher on Friday AM trade, with the three exchanges posting gains. The wheat complex extended the weakness on Thursday, with losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures fell 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 cents on Thursday. Open interest was down 1,699 contracts, mainly in the July contract (-10,636 contracts). KC HRW futures were 3 to 5 cents in the red at the close. OI dropped 5,984 contracts on Thursday. MPLS spring wheat was fractionally to 5 ¼ cents lower on Thursday. Crude oil losses of $3.11 added some pressure.

USDA Export Sales data showed 642,239 MT in net cancellation for 2025/26 for the week of 5/28. The marketing year ended on Sunday. The Philippines showed net cancellations of 224,100 MT, with 155,200 MT in reductions for unknown, and -104,900 MT for Japan. Sales for 2026/27 were tallied at 838,507 MT, as some of the old crop cancellation was likely rolled to new crop. The largest new crop buyers were South Korea at 202,100 MT, with 156,000 MT for the P... 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
$2,200/2,000
First Notice Date
04/30/26
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat May '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 26, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
127,747 (+9,561)
126,869 (+3,742)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
77,314 (-3,337)
79,048 (+3,813)
Producers - Long / Short
35,818 (+8,273)
116,454 (+2,444)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
87,078 (-853)
5,564 (-843)
Managed Money - Long / Short
70,797 (-4,063)
42,668 (-1,401)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,517 (+726)
36,380 (+5,214)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
614-4 +14.36%
on 04/15/26
721-2 -2.56%
on 05/12/26
+80-0 (+12.85%)
since 04/14/26
3-Month
545-6 +28.77%
on 02/17/26
721-2 -2.56%
on 05/12/26
+149-0 (+26.91%)
since 02/13/26
52-Week
513-2 +36.92%
on 10/14/25
721-2 -2.56%
on 05/12/26
+113-0 (+19.16%)
since 05/14/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 702-6
2nd Resistance Point 702-6
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52-Week High 721-2
Last Price 702-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 641-6
Fibonacci 50% 617-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 592-6
52-Week Low 513-2

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