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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 Facing Pressure Early on Tuesday

Wheat is starting Tuesday Trade with losses across the three exchanges. The wheat complex posted mostly weaker trade on Monday, with a few Chicago contracts higher. Chicago SRW contracts closed deferred contracts 1 ¼ cents lower to 1 ¼ cents higher in the nearbys. Open interest was up 5,589 contracts. KC HRW futures posted losses of 3 to 5 ¾ cents at the Monday close. OI was down 2,781 contracts. MPLS spring wheat was down 2 ¾ to 4 ½ cents on the session.

On Monday, Ukraine’s President Zelensky stated there will be a diplomatic track with Russia in regard to the Black Sea attack.

This week’s NASS Crop Progress report showed 62% of the US spring wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 10% ahead of the normal pace and a 21% jump on the week. Conditions were down 1% at 51% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index back down 3 points to 341. That is the final rating for the crop.

Monday’s weekly Export Inspections report showed wheat shipments of 425,668 MT (15.64 mbu) in the week of 8... 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 (97 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (111 days)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat Dec '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec 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
712-0 +7.83%
on 08/06/26
786-2 -2.35%
on 08/24/26
+6-2 (+0.82%)
since 07/24/26
3-Month
626-0 +22.64%
on 06/30/26
792-6 -3.15%
on 07/24/26
+58-6 (+8.29%)
since 05/22/26
52-Week
562-4 +36.49%
on 10/14/25
792-6 -3.15%
on 07/24/26
+170-4 (+28.55%)
since 08/25/25

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Crop Progress

Crop Progress - 2026-08-24

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ZOZ26 : 341-6 (-0.15%)
ZRX26 : 14.815 (-1.33%)
MLZ26 : 236.25 (-1.15%)
Y2U26 : 2,662s (unch)
ZCZ26 : 520-6 (+1.02%)
ZCDAUS-BIW.CM : 15,671,136 (unch)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 803-5
2nd Resistance Point 794-7
1st Resistance Point 781-1
Last Price 768-4
1st Support Level 758-5
2nd Support Level 749-7
3rd Support Level 736-1

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52-Week High 792-6
Last Price 768-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 704-6
Fibonacci 50% 677-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 650-4
52-Week Low 562-4

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