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Wheat Jul '12 (ZWN12)

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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
Chicago Soft 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
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
06/29/12
Expiration Date
07/13/12 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Jul '12
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
129,884 (-4,946)
105,604 (+4,173)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
126,513 (-8,038)
142,816 (-19,477)
Producers - Long / Short
51,130 (-3,268)
86,234 (+4,885)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
64,958 (+328)
5,574 (+1,294)
Managed Money - Long / Short
82,017 (-6,685)
113,714 (-19,916)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
44,496 (-1,353)
29,102 (+439)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
607-4 +38.60%
on 06/15/12
850-2 -0.97%
on 07/13/12
+226-0 (+36.69%)
since 06/13/12
3-Month
592-2 +42.17%
on 05/14/12
850-2 -0.97%
on 07/13/12
+211-6 (+33.60%)
since 04/13/12
52-Week
592-2 +42.17%
on 05/14/12
850-2 -0.97%
on 07/13/12
+47-2 (+5.95%)
since 07/13/11

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ZMZ24 : 321.6s (+0.06%)
ZLZ24 : 40.93s (+1.54%)
ZSX24 : 1013-2s (-0.07%)
ZSF25 : 1031-2s (-0.07%)
ZSX24 : 1013-2s (-0.07%)
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ZWZ24 : 565-4s (-1.78%)
ZWH25 : 585-0s (-1.72%)
KEZ24 : 564-4s (-2.42%)
KEH25 : 578-2s (-2.28%)
MWZ24 : 607-6s (-1.42%)
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ZCZ24 : 405-6s (-1.70%)
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ZSPAUS.CM : 9.5140 (-0.06%)
ZMZ24 : 321.6s (+0.06%)
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ZSX24 : 1013-2s (-0.07%)
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ZSX24 : 1013-2s (-0.07%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 860-7
1st Resistance Point 851-3
Last Price 842-0s
1st Support Level 831-3
2nd Support Level 820-7
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 850-2
Last Price 842-0s
Fibonacci 61.8% 751-6
Fibonacci 50% 721-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 690-6
52-Week Low 592-2

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