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Hard Red Winter Wheat Sep '26 (KEU26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Fades Early Gains as Black Sea Tensions Shift

The wheat complex is holding onto the firmer trade at midday but have pulled off the early double digit strength. Chicago SRW contracts are up 2 to 3 cents so far at midday. KC HRW futures are showing 1 to 3 cent gains on Thursday, pulling off the sharp early strength. MPLS spring wheat is showing steady to fractionally higher trade at midday.

Early on Thursday morning Ukraine proposed a truce with Russia to stop attacking civilian targets on the Black Sea. Russia has not reportedly issued a response. 

Weekly Export Sales data from this morning showed net sales of 255,931 MT, which was in the middle of the trade ideas for between 200,000 and 500,000 MT in 2026/27 sales in the week of 8/6. That was the second lowest total for the marketing year and down 64.59% from the same week last year.

WASDE data tallied ending stocks for 2026/27 at 717 mbu, down 5 mbu due to the production reduction. World ending stocks were raised by 0.41 MMT to 273.25 MMT. That was due to a 1... 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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
08/31/26 (18 days)
Expiration Date
09/14/26 (32 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 4, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
112,206 (-927)
130,345 (+476)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
73,792 (+1,370)
56,135 (-329)
Producers - Long / Short
24,872 (-1,589)
121,906 (+136)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,592 (-2,062)
1,697 (-2,384)
Managed Money - Long / Short
66,956 (+1,881)
35,460 (+1,796)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,836 (-511)
20,675 (-2,125)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
659-2 +9.29%
on 07/14/26
777-4 -7.33%
on 07/24/26
+54-2 (+8.14%)
since 07/13/26
3-Month
610-6 +17.97%
on 06/30/26
777-4 -7.33%
on 07/24/26
-15-4 (-2.11%)
since 05/13/26
52-Week
542-6 +32.75%
on 10/14/25
777-4 -7.33%
on 07/24/26
+137-0 (+23.48%)
since 08/13/25

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KEU26 : 720-4s (-0.03%)
MWU26 : 6.6925s (-0.56%)
ZWU26 : 652-6s (unch)
ZWZ26 : 668-2s (-0.22%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 754-4
2nd Resistance Point 745-0
1st Resistance Point 732-6
Last Price 720-4s
1st Support Level 711-0
2nd Support Level 701-4
3rd Support Level 689-2

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52-Week High 777-4
Last Price 720-4s
Fibonacci 61.8% 687-7
Fibonacci 50% 660-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 632-3
52-Week Low 542-6

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