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Wheat May '22 (ZWK22)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Fading Lower on Monday Morning as Forecasts Look Wetter

Wheat is trading with early losses across the three exchanges so far on Monday as the market comes out of the long weekend. The wheat complex held on for marginal gains to head into the long weekend. Chicago SRW futures saw fractional to 2 cent gains on the day, with May down 6 ¾ cents on the week. KC HRW futures were 2 to 3 1/2 cents higher on Thursday, as May fell 17 cents last week. MPLS spring wheat was 3 to 4 ¾ cents in the green, with May up 1 ½ cents last week. 

The next week looks a little wetter for parts of the Southern Plains, with parts of Central Texas through the panhandle and up through parts of Nebraska are seen with nearly 1 inch of precip. We will get our first look at the Crop Progress report from a national level this afternoon. 

Export Sales data from Thursday showed just 23,521 MT of old crop wheat sold in the week of 3/26. That was a marketing year low. Mexico has net cancellations to 56,200 MT, with unknown seeing net reductions of 60,100 MT, like... 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
$1,815/1,650
First Notice Date
04/29/22
Expiration Date
05/13/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 31, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
161,925 (-5,358)
154,401 (+3,467)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
145,000 (+7,772)
154,415 (+99)
Producers - Long / Short
47,352 (-5,608)
112,307 (+7,876)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
93,082 (+5,120)
20,603 (+461)
Managed Money - Long / Short
117,922 (+7,190)
110,141 (-1,585)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
27,078 (+582)
44,274 (+1,684)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1029-2 +13.41%
on 05/02/22
1174-4 -0.62%
on 05/12/22
+53-6 (+4.83%)
since 04/13/22
3-Month
779-4 +49.74%
on 02/16/22
1363-4 -14.39%
on 03/08/22
+363-2 (+45.18%)
since 02/11/22
52-Week
631-6 +84.76%
on 07/09/21
1363-4 -14.39%
on 03/08/22
+464-0 (+65.98%)
since 05/13/21

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The wheat complex held on for marginal gains to head into the long weekend. Chicago SRW futures saw fractional to 2 cent gains on the day, with May down 6 ¾ cents on the week. KC HRW futures were 2 to...

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MWK26 : 6.4225 (-0.70%)
ZWK26 : 594-2 (-0.67%)
ZWN26 : 605-2 (-0.70%)

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1167-2
2nd Resistance Point 1167-2
1st Resistance Point 1167-2
Last Price 1167-2s
1st Support Level 1167-2
2nd Support Level 1167-2
3rd Support Level 1167-2

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52-Week High 1363-4
Last Price 1167-2s
Fibonacci 61.8% 1084-0
Fibonacci 50% 997-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 911-2
52-Week Low 631-6

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