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Wheat Dec '26 (ZWZ26)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Bulls Starting Friday Morning with Gains

Wheat is trading 3 to 8 cent gains across the three markets on Friday. The wheat complex slipped back on Thursday, with contracts marginally lower. Chicago SRW contracts saw nearby losses of 1 to 3 cents on the day. Open interest was up 6,265 contracts on Thursday. KC HRW futures posted front month losses of 2 to 3 ½ cents on the day. MPLS spring wheat posted gains of 2 to 3 cents on Thursday.

The weekly USDA Export Sales report from Thursday showed just 235,102 MT of wheat was sold in the week ending July 9.  That was the lowest for the new marketing year to date, and less than half of the same week last year. Japan was the buyer of 66,600 MT, with 45,100 MT sold to Mexico.

The France AgriMer estimates French wheat crop at 65% good/excellent, steady from the previous week. Harvest was taken to 92% complete as of July 13.  The International Grains Council (IGC) left its world wheat production estimate UNCH at 821 MMT on Thursday. 

Sep 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $6.74... 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 (136 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (150 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
167,760 (-2,638)
116,866 (+4,762)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
111,128 (+1,695)
160,858 (-3,579)
Producers - Long / Short
69,423 (-2,100)
82,252 (+4,233)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
81,009 (-1,828)
17,286 (-761)
Managed Money - Long / Short
73,719 (+4,617)
134,151 (-2,512)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
37,409 (-2,922)
26,707 (-1,067)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
590-4 +18.16%
on 06/30/26
712-2 -2.04%
on 07/16/26
+61-0 (+9.58%)
since 06/17/26
3-Month
590-4 +18.16%
on 06/30/26
718-0 -2.82%
on 05/14/26
+67-4 (+10.71%)
since 04/17/26
52-Week
557-2 +25.21%
on 12/17/25
718-0 -2.82%
on 05/14/26
+77-2 (+12.45%)
since 07/17/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength is above 70%. The market is in overbought territory. Watch for a potential trend reversal.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 735-6
2nd Resistance Point 724-0
1st Resistance Point 707-4
Last Price 697-2
1st Support Level 679-2
2nd Support Level 667-4
3rd Support Level 651-0

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52-Week High 718-0
Last Price 697-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 656-5
Fibonacci 50% 637-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 618-5
52-Week Low 557-2

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