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Wheat May '15 (ZWK15)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Facing Tuesday Midday Losses

The wheat complex are trading lower across the board on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures are 6 to 7 cents lower at midday. KC HRW futures are 12 to 13 cents in the red on the day. MPLS spring wheat is down 10 to 11 ¼ cents on Tuesday.

NASS Crop Progress data tallied 87% of the US winter wheat crop as headed, 8% ahead of the average pace. Harvest was 5% complete, 2 percentage points faster than normal. Winter wheat conditions were steady at 26% good/excellent, with the Brugler500 index up 1 point to 269.  The spring wheat crop was 94% planted, with 72% emerged, both 5% above the normal pace. 

The first spring wheat rating of the year showed 47% of the crop in good/excellent condition, 3% below the same week last year. That was a 343 rating on the Brugler500 index, up 3 points from the same week last year. 

EU soft wheat exports from July 1 to May 31 have totaled 21.47 MMT, a 1.2 MMT increase yr/yr in the same period.

Jul 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $6.02 1/4, down 6 1/2... 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
$2,145/1,950
First Notice Date
04/30/15
Expiration Date
05/14/15 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '15
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 26, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
162,357 (+5,124)
154,827 (-4,398)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
144,186 (+919)
153,644 (+10,640)
Producers - Long / Short
49,540 (+3,888)
125,222 (-254)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
103,807 (+677)
20,595 (-4,703)
Managed Money - Long / Short
105,626 (-4,236)
121,780 (+8,829)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
38,560 (+5,155)
31,864 (+1,811)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
460-0 +9.08%
on 05/05/15
506-4 -0.94%
on 04/21/15
+4-6 (+0.96%)
since 04/14/15
3-Month
460-0 +9.08%
on 05/05/15
544-2 -7.81%
on 04/02/15
-27-4 (-5.20%)
since 02/13/15
52-Week
460-0 +9.08%
on 05/05/15
733-6 -31.62%
on 05/15/14
-235-6 (-31.97%)
since 05/14/14

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 511-3
1st Resistance Point 506-5
Last Price 501-6s
1st Support Level 493-5
2nd Support Level 485-3
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 733-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 629-1
Fibonacci 50% 596-7
Fibonacci 38.2% 564-5
Last Price 501-6s
52-Week Low 460-0

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