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Hard Red Wheat Mar '25 (KEH25)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Slips Lower into the Close

The wheat complex was lower across the three markets in the midweek session. Chicago SRW futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 2 to 5 ¾ cents. KC HRW futures were down 4 to 5 ¾ on the day. MPLS spring wheat posted losses of ¼ to 2 ¼ cents at the closing bell. 

The 7-day forecast from NOAA shows the western half of KS through the panhandle of TX with little to no precip. Areas further east is looking at 1 to 2 inches of precip.

Weekly Export Sales data will be out on Thursday, with old crop wheat seen in a range of 0 to 250,000 MT for the week of April 16. New crop sales are seen in a range of 100,000 to 300,000 MT. 

SovEcon estimates the Russian wheat crop at 89.7 MMT, a 2.1 MMT increase from their previous number, citing favorable weather. EU soft wheat exports are seen at 19.01 MMT from July 1 to April 19 according to the EU commission, which was 1.39 MMT above the same period last year.

May 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.99 1/4, down 5 3/4... 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
02/28/25
Expiration Date
03/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
125,335 (+8,294)
126,217 (+7,298)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
70,212 (-14,476)
67,104 (-14,006)
Producers - Long / Short
39,411 (+2,558)
112,363 (+2,497)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
76,637 (+1,340)
4,567 (+405)
Managed Money - Long / Short
63,863 (-12,688)
44,408 (-13,383)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,349 (-1,788)
22,696 (-623)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
530-2 +8.16%
on 03/04/25
630-4 -9.04%
on 02/19/25
-47-6 (-7.69%)
since 02/14/25
3-Month
530-2 +8.16%
on 03/04/25
630-4 -9.04%
on 02/19/25
+16-4 (+2.96%)
since 12/13/24
52-Week
530-2 +8.16%
on 03/04/25
786-2 -27.06%
on 05/28/24
-34-6 (-5.71%)
since 03/14/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 573-4
2nd Resistance Point 573-4
1st Resistance Point 573-4
Last Price 573-4s
1st Support Level 573-4
2nd Support Level 573-4
3rd Support Level 573-4

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52-Week High 786-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 688-4
Fibonacci 50% 658-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 628-0
Last Price 573-4s
52-Week Low 530-2

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