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Hard Red Wheat Mar '12 (KEH12)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Closes with Mixed Trade on Friday

Barchart - Fri Jun 5, 5:13PM CDT

The wheat complex saw continued weakness on Friday, though a few contracts did end higher. Chicago SRW futures were 1 ¾ to 6 cents in the red on the day, as July fell 30 ½ cents on the week. KC HRW futures saw a ½ cent gain in July on Friday, as the rest of the board was ½ to 6 cents lower, with July down 29 cents this week. MPLS spring wheat was down 1 ½ to 3 cents higher in most contracts, as July fell 44 ¼ cents since last Friday. Crude oil losses of $2.79 added some modest pressure.

Weekly Commitment of Traders data from CFTC showed managed money in Chicago wheat futures and options with the largest Tuesday/Tuesday bear move on record (back to 2006), adding 39,165 contracts to their net short at 57,871 contracts by June 2. In Kansas City wheat futures and options, specs trimmed their net long position by 13,393 contracts to 13,477 contracts as of Tuesday.

USDA Export Sales data has the new crop wheat sales commitments at 3.925 MMT, which is now down 26.44% from the s... Read more

Contract Specifications

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

$2,200/2,000

First Notice Date

02/29/12

Expiration Date

03/14/12 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Mar '12

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 2, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short

133,799 (+6,052)

124,516 (-2,353)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

66,882 (-10,432)

75,884 (-3,164)

Producers - Long / Short

40,921 (+5,103)

111,021 (-5,433)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

86,970 (-108)

7,587 (+2,023)

Managed Money - Long / Short

59,253 (-11,544)

45,018 (+2,350)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

7,629 (+1,112)

30,866 (-5,514)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low	Period High	Performance
1-Month	665-4 +1.95% on 02/16/12	712-6 -4.81% on 03/05/12	+3-0 (+0.44%) since 02/14/12
3-Month	635-0 +6.85% on 12/15/11	735-6 -7.78% on 02/01/12	+43-0 (+6.77%) since 12/14/11
52-Week	635-0 +6.85% on 12/15/11	1019-0 -33.42% on 04/26/11	-200-4 (-22.81%) since 03/14/11

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More news for this symbol

Symbol	Latest	Change
KEH12	678-4s	-6-4
Hard Red Wheat Mar '12
KEN26	620-6s	+0-4
Hard Red Winter Wheat
MKN26	620-6s	+0-4
Hard Red Wheat Mini
ZCN26	417-4s	-7-0
Corn
ZSN26	1121-4s	-8-0
Soybean
ZMN26	308.5s	-5.2
Soybean Meal
ZLN26	74.12s	-2.17
Soybean Oil
ZWN26	580-0s	-1-6
Wheat
KWU26	646-0s	-7-2
Hard Red Spring Wheat
MWN26	6.1950s	-0.0150
Spring Wheat Mpls
ZON26	312-4s	-6-0
Oats
ZRN26	12.395s	unch
Rough Rice
RSX26	764.20s	-23.40
Canola

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3rd Resistance Point	N/A
2nd Resistance Point	678-4
1st Resistance Point	678-4
Last Price	678-4s
1st Support Level	678-4
2nd Support Level	678-4
3rd Support Level	N/A

52-Week High	1019-0
Fibonacci 61.8%	872-2
Fibonacci 50%	827-0
Fibonacci 38.2%	781-6
Last Price	678-4s
52-Week Low	635-0

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