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Hard Red Winter Wheat Mar '27 (KEH27)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Following Wednesday Gains with Thursday AM Strength

Wheat is extending strength to Thursday morning, with contracts up 4 to 7 cents across the three markets. The wheat complex rallied on Wednesday with escalating tensions out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were up the 45 cent limit in the front months and other contracts up 26 to 44 cents. Open interest was up 5,713 contracts, suggesting new buying. KC HRW futures were 17 to 38 cents higher across most contracts at the midweek close. OI was up 4,308 contracts. Both KC and CBT wheat markets will have expanded limits of 70 cents today. MPLS spring wheat was up 16 to 28 cents.

On Wednesday, a report suggested that Russia is looking to escalate the Black Sea conflict with Ukraine, adding concerns that wheat export flows out of the region will be suppressed in the near-term. 

Export Sales data will be released on Thursday, with analysts looking for 250,000 to 550,000 MT of wheat sold in the week ending on 8/20.

EU soft wheat exports totaled 2.38 MMT from July 1... 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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
02/26/27 (183 days)
Expiration Date
03/12/27 (197 days)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat Mar '27
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
105,429 (-9,726)
121,751 (-8,478)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
76,326 (+4,394)
60,252 (+1,534)
Producers - Long / Short
19,708 (-8,076)
115,846 (-6,069)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,981 (+311)
1,165 (-448)
Managed Money - Long / Short
67,510 (+4,388)
36,013 (-1,503)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
8,816 (+6)
24,239 (+3,037)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
724-4 +13.73%
on 08/06/26
837-0 -1.55%
on 08/27/26
+66-2 (+8.74%)
since 07/27/26
3-Month
639-0 +28.95%
on 06/30/26
837-0 -1.55%
on 08/27/26
+114-4 (+16.14%)
since 05/27/26
52-Week
579-6 +42.13%
on 10/13/25
837-0 -1.55%
on 08/27/26
+218-6 (+36.14%)
since 08/27/25

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Wheat futures trade LIMIT UP!

Wheat futures did the heavy lifting in Wednesday's trade, with corn and soybeans adding on to recent gains.

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength is above 70%. The market is in overbought territory. Watch for a potential trend reversal.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 880-5
2nd Resistance Point 852-7
1st Resistance Point 837-3
Last Price 823-0
1st Support Level 794-1
2nd Support Level 766-3
3rd Support Level 750-7

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52-Week High 837-0
Last Price 823-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 738-6
Fibonacci 50% 708-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 678-0
52-Week Low 579-6

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