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Hard Red Winter Wheat May '25 (KEK25)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Holding Higher on Thursday

The wheat complex is pushing higher so far on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures are 3 to 4 ¼ cents higher on the day. KC HRW futures are up 6 to 7 cents in the front months. MPLS spring wheat is up 1 to 2 cents at midday.

Weekly Export Sales from this morning showed 397,245 MT in wheat bookings in the week of March 19, on the high end of trade estimates of 100,000 to 400,000 MT. That was more than double the week prior and nearly 4 times the same week last year. New crop sales exceeded estimates of 0 to 200,000 MT, at 205,750 MT, which was a slight drop from last week.

March Intentions data will be out on Tuesday, as traders are looking for 44.79 million acres of wheat this year, down 544,000 acres from a year ago if realized.

May 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $6.02, up 4 1/4 cents,

Jul 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $6.12 1/4, up 3 1/2 cents,

May 26 KCBT Wheat  is at $6.24 3/4, up 7 cents,

Jul 26 KCBT Wheat  is at $6.39, up 6 cents,

May 26 MIAX Wheat  is at $6.42... 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
04/30/25
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat May '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
119,405 (+5,363)
123,249 (+7,713)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
82,199 (-91)
74,620 (-1,622)
Producers - Long / Short
31,138 (+5,916)
110,524 (+6,927)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
79,383 (-1,034)
3,841 (+305)
Managed Money - Long / Short
73,424 (+3,871)
62,102 (+2,483)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
8,775 (-3,962)
12,518 (-4,105)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
569-2 -10.54%
on 04/17/25
-46-0 (-8.28%)
since 04/14/25
3-Month
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
642-4 -20.74%
on 02/19/25
-123-4 (-19.52%)
since 02/14/25
52-Week
498-2 +2.21%
on 05/12/25
784-0 -35.04%
on 05/28/24
-229-4 (-31.07%)
since 05/14/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 509-2
2nd Resistance Point 509-2
1st Resistance Point 509-2
Last Price 509-2s
1st Support Level 509-2
2nd Support Level 509-2
3rd Support Level 509-2

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52-Week High 784-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 674-7
Fibonacci 50% 641-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 607-3
Last Price 509-2s
52-Week Low 498-2

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