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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 Gains Sneaking into Friday Morning

Wheat is trading with winter wheat contracts higher and spring wheat lower. The wheat complex posted gains across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures closed 7 to 9 cents higher in the front months. Open interest was down 755 contracts on Thursday. KC HRW futures were 7 to 9 cents in the green on the day. OI dropped 1,963 contracts. MPLS spring wheat was up 4 to 6 cents at the close. 

Export Sales data from Thursday morning showed 373,877 MT of wheat sold in the week of January 29. That was down 33.02% from the previous week and 14.81% below the same week last year. The largest buyer was the Philippines, with 89,200 MT sold to Taiwan, and 67,900 MT to Mexico. Another 41,000 MT was sold for 2026/27.

Large world supplies continue to weigh on the market. Russia’s 2025 wheat crop totaled 93 MMT according to the country’s data, including Russian held territories of Ukraine. Area for 2026 is expected to total 83 MMT.

Mar 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.35 1/4,... 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 +4.31%
on 01/14/26
560-4 -1.83%
on 01/30/26
+17-0 (+3.19%)
since 01/06/26
3-Month
515-4 +6.74%
on 12/17/25
561-4 -2.00%
on 11/18/25
+2-0 (+0.36%)
since 11/06/25
52-Week
513-2 +7.21%
on 10/14/25
695-6 -20.91%
on 02/19/25
-121-4 (-18.09%)
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 567-3
2nd Resistance Point 559-3
1st Resistance Point 554-7
Last Price 549-6
1st Support Level 542-3
2nd Support Level 534-3
3rd Support Level 529-7

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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 549-6
52-Week Low 513-2

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