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Wheat Mar '18 (ZWH18)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Mostly Lower on Tuesday Morning

Wheat trade is mostly 1 to 4 cents lower in the winer wheat contracts on Tuesday morning trade, with spring wheat up 3 to 4 cents. The wheat complex posted losses across all three exchanges on Monday, as USDA data had a bearish spin. Chicago SRW futures were down 6 cents on the session. Open interest was down 1,272 contracts on Monday, mostly in March. KC HRW futures posted losses of 3 to 5 cents into the Monday close. OI slipped 2,278 contracts, with 4,805 out of March. MPLS spring wheat was down 1 to 2 cents across the front months.

Export Inspections data showed wheat shipments at 317,465 MT (11.66 mbu) shipped in the week that ended on January 8. That was an increase of 73.03% from the week prior, and up 2.19% from same week last year. The Philippines was the top destination of 100,459 MT, with 60,419 MT to Mexico and 39,899 MT to Taiwan. Marketing year shipments have totaled 15.581 MMT (572.52 mbu), which is up 19.23% yr/yr.

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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
02/28/18
Expiration Date
03/14/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Mar '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 6, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
183,409 (+8,192)
98,439 (-6,802)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
127,991 (-4,124)
216,082 (+12,976)
Producers - Long / Short
85,292 (+4,127)
64,627 (-6,944)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
73,321 (+4,113)
9,016 (+190)
Managed Money - Long / Short
90,051 (-5,323)
199,534 (+6,964)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
37,940 (+1,199)
16,548 (+6,012)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
444-6 +11.47%
on 02/22/18
506-2 -2.07%
on 03/02/18
+40-0 (+8.78%)
since 02/14/18
3-Month
413-2 +19.96%
on 01/16/18
506-2 -2.07%
on 03/02/18
+77-4 (+18.53%)
since 12/14/17
52-Week
410-4 +20.77%
on 12/12/17
604-6 -18.02%
on 07/05/17
+2-2 (+0.46%)
since 03/14/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 503-7
1st Resistance Point 499-7
Last Price 495-6s
1st Support Level 488-3
2nd Support Level 480-7
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 604-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 530-4
Fibonacci 50% 507-5
Last Price 495-6s
Fibonacci 38.2% 484-6
52-Week Low 410-4

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