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Hard Red Winter Wheat May '26 (KEK26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Closes Friday Mixed

The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the KC wheat market being the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were up 1 to 2 cents to round out Friday, as March was 19 ½ cents lower this week. KC HRW futures saw 1 to 2 cent losses, as March was just 2 ¾ cents in the red this week. MPLS spring wheat was 5 to 6 cents higher on Friday, with March closing the week up 2 ¼ cents.

Export Sales data will be released on Monday morning, catching up for the week ending on 12/4, with analysts looking for between 300,000-600,000 MT in wheat sales during that week.

A back logged update from CFTC showed spec traders in CBT wheat futures and options adding back 2,228 contracts to the net short position as of December 19 to 46,069 contracts. In KC wheat, managed money trimmed just 900 contracts from their net short to 17,011 contracts.

South Korea purchased a total of 50,000 MT of wheat from the US and 9,200 MT from Canada overnight. Buenos Aires Grain Exchange estimates the Argentina whe... 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
$1,760/1,600
First Notice Date
04/30/26 (131 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (145 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 9, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
116,916 (-2,329)
109,083 (+429)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
78,437 (+7,577)
82,422 (+3,385)
Producers - Long / Short
41,010 (-1,413)
98,059 (+335)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
68,792 (-1,085)
3,910 (-75)
Managed Money - Long / Short
56,564 (+5,026)
74,292 (+4,257)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
21,873 (+2,551)
8,130 (-872)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
515-4 +2.38%
on 12/17/25
549-0 -3.87%
on 11/20/25
-16-4 (-3.03%)
since 11/19/25
3-Month
513-2 +2.83%
on 10/14/25
564-0 -6.43%
on 11/05/25
-16-0 (-2.94%)
since 09/19/25
52-Week
513-2 +2.83%
on 10/14/25
695-6 -24.15%
on 02/19/25
-81-4 (-13.38%)
since 12/19/24

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Wheat Closes Friday Mixed

The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the KC wheat market being the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were up 1 to 2 cents to round out Friday, as March was 19 ½ cents lower this week. KC HRW futures...

KEK26 : 527-6s (-0.28%)
KEH26 : 515-2s (-0.34%)
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ZWH26 : 509-6s (+0.39%)
ZWK26 : 520-4s (+0.34%)
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ZSH26 : 1059-4s (-0.24%)
Wheat Mixed on Friday’s Midday

The wheat complex is mixed so far on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are trading with Friday gains of 2 cents in the nearbys. KC HRW futures are slipping lower on Friday with fractional losses. MPLS spring...

KEK26 : 527-6s (-0.28%)
KEH26 : 515-2s (-0.34%)
MWH26 : 5.7800s (+0.87%)
ZWH26 : 509-6s (+0.39%)
ZWK26 : 520-4s (+0.34%)
Wheat Slipping Back to Kick off Friday

Wheat is showing mostly lower trade on Friday morning with winter wheats softer and spring wheat slightly higher. The wheat complex was in rally mode on Thursday with the hard red contracts, both spring...

KEK26 : 527-6s (-0.28%)
KEH26 : 515-2s (-0.34%)
MWH26 : 5.7800s (+0.87%)
ZWH26 : 509-6s (+0.39%)
ZWK26 : 520-4s (+0.34%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 533-2
2nd Resistance Point 531-2
1st Resistance Point 529-4
Last Price 527-6s
1st Support Level 525-6
2nd Support Level 523-6
3rd Support Level 522-0

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52-Week High 695-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 626-0
Fibonacci 50% 604-4
Fibonacci 38.2% 583-0
Last Price 527-6s
52-Week Low 513-2

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