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Hard Red Winter Wheat Mar '26 (KEH26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Closes with Friday Losses

The wheat complex is showing mixed trade on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were down 3 ½ to 6 cents higher on the Friday session, with May 27 ¼ cents lower on the week. KC HRW futures were down ¾ to 3 cents on the day, with front month May the lone exception, up ¼ cent.  May fell 25 cents on the week. MPLS spring wheat was 3 ¼ to 6 ¾ ents lower on Friday, with May 35 ¼ cents in the red on the week. Crude oil was down $2.24 on the day, as risk was taken off the table ahead of the US/Iran talks this weekend.

Commitment of Traders data showed CBT wheat specs flipping back to a net short of 5,633 contracts by a move of 14,274 contracts in the week ending on April 7. In KC wheat, managed money was net long 15,608 contracts, a 5,909 contract reduction on the week. MPLS wheat spec funds extended their record net long by 205 contracts to 20,361 contracts.

Export Sales data from Thursday has export sales commitments at 24.441 MMT, a 13% increase yr/yr. That matches the USDA estimate... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Hard 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
$1,760/1,600
First Notice Date
02/27/26
Expiration Date
03/13/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
117,041 (+4,768)
118,919 (-6,920)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
84,688 (+1,346)
81,110 (+13,083)
Producers - Long / Short
36,853 (+7,676)
109,866 (-3,758)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
75,297 (+652)
4,162 (+398)
Managed Money - Long / Short
76,551 (+1,223)
57,791 (+6,263)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
8,137 (+123)
23,319 (+6,820)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
534-4 +15.76%
on 02/17/26
618-6 unch
on 03/13/26
+76-2 (+14.06%)
since 02/13/26
3-Month
503-0 +23.01%
on 12/17/25
618-6 unch
on 03/13/26
+100-6 (+19.45%)
since 12/12/25
52-Week
498-6 +24.06%
on 10/14/25
673-4 -8.13%
on 03/18/25
-32-4 (-4.99%)
since 03/13/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 618-6
2nd Resistance Point 618-6
1st Resistance Point 618-6
Last Price 618-6s
1st Support Level 618-6
2nd Support Level 618-6
3rd Support Level 618-6

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52-Week High 673-4
Last Price 618-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 606-6
Fibonacci 50% 586-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 565-4
52-Week Low 498-6

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