Wheat Mini Jul '17 (XWN17)

The wheat complex was also fading off lower into the week’s close across all three exchanges. Chicago wheat posted 7 ¼ to 14 cent losses on the day, with July down 14 ¾ cents over the course of the week. KC contracts closed out Friday with contracts 9 ¼ to 12 ¾ cents lower, as July posted a weekly loss of 38 ¼ cents. MPLS spring wheat futures were down 5 ¼ to 11 ½ cents at the closing bell, as July slipped 39 cents since last Friday.

Fresh CFTC data from the Commitment of Traders report suggested specs adding back to their net short by 13,432 contracts to 45,116 as of Tuesday. In KC wheat, they increased their net short by 2,870 contracts to 16,408 contracts. 

French wheat ratings are seen at 62% gd/ex, according to the FranceAgriMer firm. That is even with a week ago, but well below the 85% last year. Some rains are making their way back into the forecasts for major Russian wheat regions. Ukraine’s Ag Ministry raised their overall grain production estimate by 3.6 MMT to... Read more