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Hard Red Wheat May '22 (KEK22)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Pulling Back to Start the Week

Wheat futures are backing off to start this week. Kansas City futures are 5 to 7 cents in the red at midday. MPLS is holding up, with contracts steady to fractionally mixed. Chicago contracts are taking a hit, down 9 ti 15 cents at midday. Preliminary open interest for CBT wheat dropped 9,103 contracts, with traders aggressively exiting May (-12,225, only 13,146 remain open). MPLS spring wheat was up 5 ¼ to 6 ¼ cents higher on Friday. Russian growing regions are projected to see some precip over the coming week, which is putting pressure on Chicago at midday.

Weekly Export Inspections data showed 481,183 MT of wheat shipped during the week that ended last Thursday, April 25. That was a jump of 6.85% on the week, with a 31.64% increase on the same week last year. Shipments were pretty spread out, as China was the lead destination of 69,950 MT. Another 45,832 MT was headed to Taiwan, with 44,888 MT headed to Chile. Year to date export shipments have totaled 16.921 MMT (621 mbu),... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
KC 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
KCBT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,420/2,200
First Notice Date
04/29/22
Expiration Date
05/13/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 23, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
119,227 (+669)
79,560 (+6,394)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
59,586 (-870)
98,116 (-4,863)
Producers - Long / Short
41,703 (-1,109)
67,137 (+6,683)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
66,533 (+2,054)
1,432 (-13)
Managed Money - Long / Short
40,900 (-1,948)
88,714 (-3,454)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
18,686 (+1,078)
9,402 (-1,409)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1079-0 +16.10%
on 05/03/22
1270-0 -1.36%
on 05/13/22
+78-6 (+6.71%)
since 04/13/22
3-Month
800-6 +56.45%
on 02/15/22
1299-4 -3.60%
on 03/07/22
+425-6 (+51.48%)
since 02/11/22
52-Week
608-0 +106.04%
on 07/07/21
1299-4 -3.60%
on 03/07/22
+573-6 (+84.50%)
since 05/13/21

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1281-4
2nd Resistance Point 1275-6
1st Resistance Point 1264-2
Last Price 1252-6s
1st Support Level 1247-0
2nd Support Level 1241-2
3rd Support Level 1229-6

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52-Week High 1299-4
Last Price 1252-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 1035-3
Fibonacci 50% 953-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 872-1
52-Week Low 608-0

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