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Hard Red Winter Wheat May '25 (KEK25)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Falls Lower on Thursday

The wheat complex was lower across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts were down 1 1/2 to 11 cents across the board, led by the nearbys. KC HRW futures led the charge lower for the winter wheat, with contracts down 10 to 13 ¾ cents in the front months, and 3 to 5 ½ cents lower in the deferreds. MPLS spring wheat was losses of 12 1/2 of 16 ¼ cents at the close. 

Export Sales data was out this morning, with a total of 296,427 MT reported in the week of July 30. That was a 4-week high for sales, but still 59.82% below the same week last year. The Philippines was the largest buyer of 87,800 MT, with 68,700 MT sold to Mexico and 62,000 MT to Vietnam.

Expana estimates the EU wheat crop at 126.8 MMT, which was down 1.5 MMT from their previous number. A South Korean mill importer purchased 36,800 MT of wheat from the US on Thursday. 

Sep 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $6.31 1/4, down 11 cents,

Dec 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $6.50 1/2, down 10 3/4 cents,

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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
04/30/25
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
113,133 (-930)
129,869 (+3,084)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
72,422 (-1,011)
56,464 (-2,669)
Producers - Long / Short
26,461 (-2,263)
121,770 (+2,667)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
82,654 (+75)
4,081 (-841)
Managed Money - Long / Short
65,075 (-350)
33,664 (-5,051)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
7,347 (-661)
22,800 (+2,382)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
569-2 -10.54%
on 04/17/25
-46-0 (-8.28%)
since 04/14/25
3-Month
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
642-4 -20.74%
on 02/19/25
-123-4 (-19.52%)
since 02/14/25
52-Week
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
784-0 -35.04%
on 05/28/24
-229-4 (-31.07%)
since 05/14/24

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 509-2
2nd Resistance Point 509-2
1st Resistance Point 509-2
Last Price 509-2s
1st Support Level 509-2
2nd Support Level 509-2
3rd Support Level 509-2

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52-Week High 784-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 674-7
Fibonacci 50% 641-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 607-3
Last Price 509-2s
52-Week Low 498-2

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