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Hard Red Wheat Dec '23 (KEZ23)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Rallying on Friday

The wheat complex is trading with contract rallying on Friday across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts are trading 11 to 12 ½ cent gains at midday. KC HRW futures are 16 to 18 cents hihger so far on Friday. MPLS spring wheat is showing 11 to 12 cents higher as the market heads into the weekend.

                                                                                         

NASS will release updated production data for wheat on Wednesday via the monthly Crop Production report, with analysts surveyed by Reuters looking for 1.525 bbu of wheat, an `11 mbu cut from July if realized. Winter wheat is seen down 9 mbu to 981 mbu, with spring wheat expected to slip 7 mbu to 468 mbu.

Export Sales data from Thursday tallied total wheat sales for the marketing year at 7.277 MMT, a 29% drop from the same period last year. That is now 35% of the USDA forecast and lags the 44% pace from a year ago.

The French soft wheat crop was estimated at 31.9 MMT accordi... 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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
11/30/23
Expiration Date
12/14/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Dec '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 4, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
112,206 (-927)
130,345 (+476)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
73,792 (+1,370)
56,135 (-329)
Producers - Long / Short
24,872 (-1,589)
121,906 (+136)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,592 (-2,062)
1,697 (-2,384)
Managed Money - Long / Short
66,956 (+1,881)
35,460 (+1,796)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,836 (-511)
20,675 (-2,125)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
587-4 +6.68%
on 11/28/23
673-0 -6.87%
on 12/07/23
-13-0 (-2.03%)
since 11/14/23
3-Month
587-4 +6.68%
on 11/28/23
748-4 -16.27%
on 09/15/23
-109-6 (-14.90%)
since 09/14/23
52-Week
587-4 +6.68%
on 11/28/23
936-0 -33.04%
on 07/25/23
-217-6 (-25.78%)
since 12/14/22

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Wheat Rallying on Friday

The wheat complex is trading with contract rallying on Friday across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts are trading 11 to 12 ½ cent gains at midday. KC HRW futures are 16 to 18 cents hihger so far...

KEZ26 : 730-4s (+1.81%)
KEU26 : 714-0s (+2.04%)
MWU26 : 6.7950s (+1.27%)
ZWU26 : 639-6s (+1.35%)
ZWZ26 : 658-2s (+1.19%)
Soybeans Holding Higher on Friday

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ZSPX26US.CM : 11.1639 (-0.14%)
ZSX26 : 1176-2s (-0.13%)
ZSQ26 : 1156-4s (-0.06%)
ZSU26 : 1159-0s (-0.09%)
Corn Posting Gains on Friday

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ZCZ26 : 462-0s (unch)
ZCZ26 : 462-0s (unch)
ZCU26 : 439-0s (unch)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.2610 (-0.01%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0853 (unch)
Corn Starting Friday with Modest Strength

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ZCZ26 : 462-0s (unch)
ZCZ26 : 462-0s (unch)
ZCU26 : 439-0s (unch)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.2610 (-0.01%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0853 (unch)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 626-6
2nd Resistance Point 626-6
1st Resistance Point 626-6
Last Price 626-6s
1st Support Level 626-6
2nd Support Level 626-6
3rd Support Level 626-6

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52-Week High 936-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 802-7
Fibonacci 50% 761-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 720-5
Last Price 626-6s
52-Week Low 587-4

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