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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 Slipping on Friday Morning

Wheat is showing 1 to 3 cent lower trade action on Friday morning. The wheat complex was under pressure across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 5 to 13 cents in the red on the day. Open interest implied new selling interest, up 4,868 contracts. KC HRW futures were 5 ¼ to 11 ¾ cents lower into the final bell on Thursday.  OI was up 2,317 contracts. MPLS spring wheat was down 4 ¼ to 6 cents at the close. The CBoT will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day, with the Tuesday session showing a normal open.

Export Sales data from Thursday indicated 166,342 MT of old crop wheat sold in the week of 5/14. That was a 3-week high and well above the net cancellations from the same week last year. The MY ends in 10 days. Japan was the largest buyer of 98,300 MT, with 60,000 MT sold to Panama. Sales for 2026/27 were at 130,488 MT. That was back below last week’s total and well below the same week last year. Unknown destination was the buyer of 51,500 MT, with 38,800... 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
$1,980/1,800
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 May 12, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
110,961 (+2,760)
124,792 (+1,013)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
80,757 (+76)
66,532 (+222)
Producers - Long / Short
22,964 (-618)
114,651 (+1,501)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
85,535 (+3,356)
7,679 (-510)
Managed Money - Long / Short
74,853 (-1,152)
38,146 (+122)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
5,904 (+1,228)
28,386 (+100)
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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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Wheat Falls Lower on Thursday

The wheat complex was under pressure across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 5 to 13 cents in the red on the day. KC HRW futures were 5 ¼ to 11 ¾ cents lower into the final bell...

KEU26 : 692-6 (-0.72%)
KEN26 : 681-6 (-0.76%)
MWN26 : 6.8625 (-0.58%)
ZWN26 : 646-2 (-0.19%)
ZWU26 : 659-2 (-0.26%)
Soybeans Face Pressure on Thursday

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ZSPAUS.CM : 11.3333 (+0.26%)
ZLN26 : 74.38 (+0.69%)
ZMN26 : 331.6 (+0.97%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 11.2166 (+0.24%)
ZSX26 : 1189-4 (+0.23%)
ZSN26 : 1197-4 (+0.27%)
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Soybeans Easing Lower on Thursday

Soybeans are trading with 2 to 4 cent losses in most contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 3 1/4 cents at $11.34 1/2. Soymeal futures are down 80 cents to $1.30...

ZSPAUS.CM : 11.3333 (+0.26%)
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ZMN26 : 331.6 (+0.97%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 11.2166 (+0.24%)
ZSX26 : 1189-4 (+0.23%)
ZSN26 : 1197-4 (+0.27%)
ZSQ26 : 1196-6 (+0.27%)

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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