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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 Falling Back on Friday

The wheat complex is trading with midday losses across the three markets on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are trading with 5 to 6 cent losses on Friday. KC HRW futures are down 5 to 7 cents in most contracts. MPLS spring wheat is steady to a penny lower.

Export Sales data has wheat export commitments at 21974 MMT, a 17% improvement from last year for the same week. That is now 90% of USDA’s forecast and slightly behind the 91% average pace. 

USDA will release updated WASDE data on Tuesday, with a Bloomberg survey showing analysts at an average of 918 mbu for US wheat stocks, down 8 mbu from January if realized. 

StatsCanada released December 31 stocks data this morning, with total wheat stocks at 27.5 MMT, 5.9% above the same time last year. Of that, wheat excluding durum was 22.15 MMT, up 3.2% from the year prior.

Mar 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.29 1/2, down 5 3/4 cents,

May 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.39, down 5 cents,

Mar 26 KCBT Wheat  is at $5.31 3/4,... 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 (83 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (97 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 27, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
130,817 (+1,707)
123,022 (+5,273)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
79,923 (-2,367)
83,089 (-3,931)
Producers - Long / Short
41,896 (+680)
105,491 (+4,495)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
75,364 (-41)
3,974 (-290)
Managed Money - Long / Short
63,868 (+518)
72,762 (-3,601)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
16,055 (-2,885)
10,327 (-330)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
527-4 +3.03%
on 01/14/26
560-4 -3.03%
on 01/30/26
+10-2 (+1.92%)
since 01/06/26
3-Month
515-4 +5.43%
on 12/17/25
561-4 -3.21%
on 11/18/25
-4-6 (-0.87%)
since 11/06/25
52-Week
513-2 +5.89%
on 10/14/25
695-6 -21.88%
on 02/19/25
-128-2 (-19.09%)
since 02/06/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 562-5
2nd Resistance Point 558-3
1st Resistance Point 550-7
Last Price 543-4s
1st Support Level 539-1
2nd Support Level 534-7
3rd Support Level 527-3

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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 543-4s
52-Week Low 513-2

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