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Hard Red Wheat Dec '21 (KEZ21)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Rallies on Friday

The wheat complex rallied into the long weekend with gains across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 7 to 8 cents higher on Friday, with March up just ¾ cent from last week. KC HRW futures saw Friday gains of 9 to 10 cents in the nearbys, with March down 3 cents on the week. MPLS spring wheat was up 2 to 3 cents across the front months on Friday, with March down 2 ½ cents this week. The markets will be off on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. They will open back up on Monday evening. 

The weekly CFTC update via Commitment of Traders data showed managed money trimming just 936 contracts from their net short in CBT wheat futures and options to 106,229 contracts by Tuesday. As of January 13, specs were net short just 12,781 contracts in KC wheat futures and options, a 2,874 contract reduction from the week prior. 

Export Sales data is fully updated through January 8, with total wheat commitments at 20.392 MMT, which is 15% above last year. That is... 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
11/30/21
Expiration Date
12/14/21 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Dec '21
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 13, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
120,995 (+3,102)
115,111 (-172)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
86,843 (-2,775)
87,183 (-805)
Producers - Long / Short
33,019 (-4,782)
98,438 (+410)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
75,734 (+8,587)
4,431 (+121)
Managed Money - Long / Short
65,090 (-1,553)
78,265 (-4,132)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
21,753 (-1,222)
8,918 (+3,327)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
791-0 +1.80%
on 12/09/21
887-2 -9.24%
on 11/24/21
-27-6 (-3.33%)
since 11/12/21
3-Month
686-2 +17.34%
on 09/21/21
887-2 -9.24%
on 11/24/21
+103-4 (+14.75%)
since 09/14/21
52-Week
574-2 +40.23%
on 12/16/20
887-2 -9.24%
on 11/24/21
+225-2 (+38.84%)
since 12/14/20

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3rd Resistance Point 840-4
2nd Resistance Point 830-6
1st Resistance Point 818-0
Last Price 805-2s
1st Support Level 795-4
2nd Support Level 785-6
3rd Support Level 773-0

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52-Week High 887-2
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Fibonacci 61.8% 767-5
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