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Hard Red Wheat May '24 (KEK24)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Rallying on Friday

The wheat complex is rallying across all three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are 18 to 21 cents higher on Friday. KC HRW futures are trading 18 to 19 cents higher across most contracts. MPLS spring wheat are up 13 to 16 ½ cents so far on the day. Short covering is being noted on Friday as February rounds out. 

Weekly Export Sales for the week of 2/19 has the export commitment total at 22.998 MMT, 14% ahead of the same period last year. That is 94% of USDA’s export estimate and slightly behind the 96% average pace.

The French soft wheat crop is estimated at 84% good/excellent, down 4 percentage points from the week prior according to the FranceAgriMer. 

Mar 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.92 1/2, up 20 3/4 cents,

May 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.93, up 18 1/2 cents,

Mar 26 KCBT Wheat  is at $5.70, up 18 1/2 cents,

May 26 KCBT Wheat  is at $5.81 1/4, up 19 cents,

Mar 26 MIAX Wheat  is at $6.00, up 16 1/2 cents,

May 26 MIAX Wheat  is at $6.... 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
04/30/24
Expiration Date
05/14/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat May '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 24, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
115,791 (-8,182)
121,531 (+9,565)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
93,424 (+9,097)
85,158 (-6,332)
Producers - Long / Short
27,989 (-10,776)
110,874 (+9,314)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,647 (+2,881)
3,502 (+538)
Managed Money - Long / Short
75,041 (+6,649)
68,741 (-10,746)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
18,383 (+2,448)
16,417 (+4,414)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
572-2 +26.52%
on 04/18/24
724-0 unch
on 05/14/24
+134-2 (+22.76%)
since 04/12/24
3-Month
551-4 +31.28%
on 03/06/24
724-0 unch
on 05/14/24
+140-0 (+23.97%)
since 02/14/24
52-Week
551-4 +31.28%
on 03/06/24
918-0 -21.13%
on 07/25/23
-101-4 (-12.30%)
since 05/12/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 724-0
2nd Resistance Point 724-0
1st Resistance Point 724-0
Last Price 724-0s
1st Support Level 724-0
2nd Support Level 724-0
3rd Support Level 724-0

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52-Week High 918-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 778-0
Fibonacci 50% 734-6
Last Price 724-0s
Fibonacci 38.2% 691-4
52-Week Low 551-4

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