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Hard Red Wheat Jul '21 (KEN21)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Holds onto Losses into Thursday’s Close

The wheat complex remained under pressure on Thursday, with the three markets falling into the close. Chicago SRW futures posted losses of 4 ¼ to 8 cents at the Thursday close. KC HRW futures led the downside charge, down 19 ½ to 21 cents. MPLS spring wheat was down 13 to 19 ½ cents across most contracts on the day. 

USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning indicated 78,772 MT of old crop sales in the week of 4/30. That was the second lowest total for the marketing year. Vietnam was the buyer of 67,400 MMT (66,000 MT switched from unknown), with Thailand buying 53,700 MT and 40,000 MT sold to Mexico. New crop sales were tallied at 187,538 MT, the 4th largest for the marketing year. Much of that was sold to unknown buyers (100,000 MT), with 61,000 MT sold to Thailand.

Algeria purchased an estimated 390,000 to 420,000 MT of wheat in a tender on Wednesday. IKAR estimates the Russian wheat export total at 44.5 MMT for 2025/26, down 1.5 MMT from the previous number. The F... 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
06/30/21
Expiration Date
07/14/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Jul '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
107,794 (-12,553)
121,413 (-13,938)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
76,758 (-832)
64,118 (+866)
Producers - Long / Short
23,923 (-8,258)
112,859 (-9,163)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
81,575 (+1,107)
6,258 (+627)
Managed Money - Long / Short
71,571 (-476)
40,322 (-320)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
5,187 (-356)
23,796 (+1,186)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
573-0 +7.77%
on 07/06/21
661-4 -6.65%
on 07/01/21
-10-4 (-1.67%)
since 06/14/21
3-Month
573-0 +7.77%
on 07/06/21
741-4 -16.72%
on 05/07/21
+6-0 (+0.98%)
since 04/14/21
52-Week
449-6 +37.30%
on 08/07/20
741-4 -16.72%
on 05/07/21
+138-2 (+28.85%)
since 07/14/20

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KEN26 : 669-6 (+0.37%)
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KEN26 : 669-6 (+0.37%)
KEK26 : 654-6s (-3.11%)
MWK26 : 6.6425s (-2.85%)
ZWK26 : 601-6s (unch)
ZWN26 : 613-4 (+0.20%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 617-4
2nd Resistance Point 617-4
1st Resistance Point 617-4
Last Price 617-4s
1st Support Level 617-4
2nd Support Level 617-4
3rd Support Level 617-4

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52-Week High 741-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 630-0
Last Price 617-4s
Fibonacci 50% 595-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 561-2
52-Week Low 449-6

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