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Wheat Dec '22 (ZWZ22)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Starting Wednesday with a Bounce

Wheat is looking at a modest recovery early on Wednesday. The wheat complex was pressure across the three markets on Tuesday, with spring wheat leading the bears. Chicago SRW contracts were 8 1/4 to 10 3/4 cents in the red at the close. Open interest suggested longs were exiting, down 8,946 contracts. KC HRW futures posted 13 to 15 1/4 cent losses across the board. Open interest was down 1,959 contracts. MPLS spring wheat was 14 to 24 3/4 cents to lead the bears.

Much of the spring wheat area from MN to ID is expected to receive 1-2 inches of rainfall in the next week, with heavier totals in Canada.

NASS Crop Progress data showed 40% of the US winter wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 16% ahead of normal. Conditions were down 1% to 26% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index 3 points lower to 264. An average of the major HRW states show a 2 point drop to 211 points, with SRW up 2 points at 359, and the white wheat states averaging 352, down 15 points on the week. 

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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
$2,145/1,950
First Notice Date
11/30/22
Expiration Date
12/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Dec '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 16, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
171,773 (-12,637)
120,524 (-7,694)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
116,522 (+811)
167,334 (-6,230)
Producers - Long / Short
63,674 (-11,694)
85,843 (-12,039)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
92,354 (-4,930)
18,936 (+358)
Managed Money - Long / Short
67,862 (+2,759)
136,830 (-5,866)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
48,660 (-1,948)
30,504 (-364)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
702-4 +3.67%
on 12/06/22
843-0 -13.61%
on 11/15/22
-90-2 (-11.03%)
since 11/14/22
3-Month
702-4 +3.67%
on 12/06/22
949-6 -23.32%
on 10/10/22
-144-0 (-16.51%)
since 09/14/22
52-Week
702-4 +3.67%
on 12/06/22
1282-0 -43.19%
on 05/17/22
-61-0 (-7.73%)
since 12/14/21

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 728-2
2nd Resistance Point 728-2
1st Resistance Point 728-2
Last Price 728-2s
1st Support Level 728-2
2nd Support Level 728-2
3rd Support Level 728-2

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52-Week High 1282-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 1060-5
Fibonacci 50% 992-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 923-7
Last Price 728-2s
52-Week Low 702-4

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