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Wheat Dec '26 (ZWZ26)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Rallying to New Highs as Russia Looks to Escalation

The wheat complex rallied on Wednesday with escalating tensions out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were up the 45 cent limit in the front months and other contracts up 26 to 44 cents. KC HRW futures were 17 to 38 cents higher across most contracts at the midweek close. Both KC and CBT wheat markets will have expanded limits of 70 cents on Thursday. MPLS spring wheat was up 16 to 28 cents.

Just before midday, a report suggested that Russia is looking to escalate the Black Sea conflict with Ukraine, adding concerns that wheat export flows out of the region will be suppressed in the near-term. 

Export Sales data will be released on Thursday, with analysts looking for 250,000 to 550,000 MT of wheat sold in the week ending on 8/20.

EU soft wheat exports totaled 2.38 MMT from July 1 to August 23 according to the European  Commission, down 1.18 MMT from the week prior.

Sep 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $7.30 1/2, up 45 cents,

Dec 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $... 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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
11/30/26 (96 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (110 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
162,266 (-9,586)
145,885 (-3,213)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
114,685 (-294)
133,450 (-6,439)
Producers - Long / Short
50,755 (-14,193)
117,208 (-372)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
96,879 (+7,074)
14,045 (-374)
Managed Money - Long / Short
78,911 (+902)
104,239 (-7,170)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
35,774 (-1,196)
29,211 (+731)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
645-2 +15.96%
on 08/11/26
748-2 unch
on 08/26/26
+52-6 (+7.58%)
since 07/24/26
3-Month
590-4 +26.71%
on 06/30/26
748-2 unch
on 08/26/26
+79-6 (+11.93%)
since 05/26/26
52-Week
557-2 +34.28%
on 12/17/25
748-2 unch
on 08/26/26
+148-6 (+24.81%)
since 08/26/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Relative Strength just crossed above 70%. The market has entered overbought territory.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 811-5
2nd Resistance Point 779-7
1st Resistance Point 764-1
Last Price 748-2s
1st Support Level 716-5
2nd Support Level 684-7
3rd Support Level 669-1

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52-Week High 748-2
Last Price 748-2s
Fibonacci 61.8% 675-2
Fibonacci 50% 652-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 630-2
52-Week Low 557-2

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