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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 Continues Higher on Thursday

The wheat complex is trading with gains across most contracts so far on the Thursday session. Chicago SRW futures were steady to 4 ¾ cents higher in most contracts. KC HRW futures led the bull’s charge, up 11 to 17 1/4 cents in the front months. MPLS spring wheat was up 10 1/4 to 12 3/4 cents at the close.

Export Sales data will from Thursday morning showed 100,318 MT of old crop wheat sold in the week of 4/9, down 38.68% from last week but up 31.14% from the same week last year. Nigeria was the buyer of 52,400 MT, with Vietnam buying 34,800 MT. New crop business was in tallied at 131,000 MT. South Korea was the buyer of 90,000 MT, with 22,000 MT sold to Mexico.

Taiwan mill importers issued a tender to buy 105,950 MT of wheat from the US, due next Thursday. Algeria purchased an estimated 400,000 MT of durum wheat in a tender on Wednesday. 

May 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.98 1/2, up 4 3/4 cents,

Jul 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $6.06 1/2, up 4 3/4 cents,

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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 (13 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (27 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
117,041 (+4,768)
118,919 (-6,920)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
84,688 (+1,346)
81,110 (+13,083)
Producers - Long / Short
36,853 (+7,676)
109,866 (-3,758)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
75,297 (+652)
4,162 (+398)
Managed Money - Long / Short
76,551 (+1,223)
57,791 (+6,263)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
8,137 (+123)
23,319 (+6,820)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
584-6 +10.13%
on 04/10/26
651-4 -1.15%
on 04/16/26
+37-2 (+6.14%)
since 03/17/26
3-Month
530-2 +21.45%
on 01/21/26
651-4 -1.15%
on 04/16/26
+105-6 (+19.65%)
since 01/16/26
52-Week
513-2 +25.47%
on 10/14/25
651-4 -1.15%
on 04/16/26
+7-0 (+1.10%)
since 04/17/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 685-0
2nd Resistance Point 668-2
1st Resistance Point 655-4
Last Price 642-0
1st Support Level 626-0
2nd Support Level 609-2
3rd Support Level 596-4

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52-Week High 651-4
Last Price 642-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 598-6
Fibonacci 50% 582-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 566-0
52-Week Low 513-2

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