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Hard Red Winter Wheat Dec '26 (KEZ26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Falls Lower on Tuesday

The wheat complex is trading with midday losses across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts was down 7 to 11 cents so far on the day. KC HRW futures fell 8 to 15 1/4 cents lower across the board.  MPLS spring wheat was 10 to 12 3/4 cents lower across most contracts.

This week’s NASS Crop Progress report showed 91% of the US winter wheat crop harvested by Sunday, now matching the normal pace. The spring wheat crop was 24% harvested, ahead of the 19% 5-year average pace. Spring wheat conditions were down 4% at 51% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index dropping 9 points to 339. Much of that same in MT (-14), SD (-6), ND/WA (-4), and MN (-1), with ID improving 14 points.

NASS will release updated production data for wheat on Wednesday via the monthly Crop Production report, with analysts surveyed by Reuters looking for 1.525 bbu of wheat, an `11 mbu cut from July if realized. Winter wheat is seen down 9 mbu to 981 mbu, with spring wheat expected to slip 7 mbu to 468 mbu. US... 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
11/30/26 (110 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (124 days)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat Dec '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 4, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
112,206 (-927)
130,345 (+476)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
73,792 (+1,370)
56,135 (-329)
Producers - Long / Short
24,872 (-1,589)
121,906 (+136)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,592 (-2,062)
1,697 (-2,384)
Managed Money - Long / Short
66,956 (+1,881)
35,460 (+1,796)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,836 (-511)
20,675 (-2,125)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
674-0 +10.16%
on 07/14/26
792-6 -6.34%
on 07/24/26
+52-2 (+7.57%)
since 07/10/26
3-Month
626-0 +18.61%
on 06/30/26
792-6 -6.34%
on 07/24/26
-15-2 (-2.01%)
since 05/12/26
52-Week
562-4 +32.00%
on 10/14/25
792-6 -6.34%
on 07/24/26
+140-6 (+23.39%)
since 08/12/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength just crossed above 50%. The market is indicating support for a bullish trend.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 756-1
2nd Resistance Point 747-3
1st Resistance Point 731-5
Last Price 742-0
1st Support Level 707-1
2nd Support Level 698-3
3rd Support Level 682-5

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52-Week High 792-6
Last Price 742-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 704-6
Fibonacci 50% 677-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 650-4
52-Week Low 562-4

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