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Wheat Mar '26 (ZWH26)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Trading with Modest Thursday AM Gains

Wheat is extending some slight gains to Thursday morning trade. The wheat complex was in rally mode on Wednesday, with all three exchanges closing higher. Chicago SRW futures were 6 to 8 cents higher on the session. Preliminary open interest was up 3,596 contracts on Wednesday. KC HRW futures posted 10 cent front month gains on Wednesday. Open interest was up 1,747 contracts. MPLS spring wheat was up 3 to 4 cents on Wednesday.

Export sales data for the week of January 1 will be released on Thursday morning, as analysts are looking for 200,000 to 500,000 MT for 2025/26 wheat sales. Bookings for 2026/27 are seen 0-100,000 MT.

USDA will released their Winter wheat Seedings report on Monday, with analysts surveyed by Bloomberg looking for all winter wheat acreage at 32.4 million acres. HRW is seen at 23 million acres, with 5.9 million estimated for SRW and 3.5 million acres for white wheat. 

China’s Vice Premier stated overnight that the winter wheat crop area remains... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Chicago Soft 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
$1,815/1,650
First Notice Date
02/27/26 (50 days)
Expiration Date
03/13/26 (64 days)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 30, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
175,217 (-3,746)
105,241 (-1,333)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
132,115 (-2,199)
203,106 (-3,040)
Producers - Long / Short
81,165 (-3,095)
71,571 (-3,667)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
69,208 (-3,301)
8,826 (-316)
Managed Money - Long / Short
95,374 (-926)
192,570 (-1,904)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
36,741 (-1,273)
10,536 (-1,136)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
501-4 +4.14%
on 01/02/26
537-6 -2.88%
on 12/09/25
-12-4 (-2.34%)
since 12/08/25
3-Month
501-4 +4.14%
on 01/02/26
568-0 -8.05%
on 11/05/25
-3-0 (-0.57%)
since 10/08/25
52-Week
501-4 +4.14%
on 01/02/26
677-2 -22.89%
on 02/19/25
-83-6 (-13.82%)
since 01/08/25

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Wheat Rallies on Wednesday

The wheat complex was in rally mode on Wednesday, with all three exchanges closing higher. Chicago SRW futures were 6 to 8 cents higher on the session. KC HRW futures posted 10 cent front month gains on...

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Shootin' the Bull about no secrets

It appears no one is left that doesn't know how difficult of a profit margin position the cattle feeder, and producers as a whole, have placed themselves into.

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 533-3
2nd Resistance Point 526-7
1st Resistance Point 522-3
Last Price 521-6
1st Support Level 511-3
2nd Support Level 504-7
3rd Support Level 500-3

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52-Week High 677-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 610-1
Fibonacci 50% 589-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 568-5
Last Price 521-6
52-Week Low 501-4

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