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Hard Red Winter Wheat Dec '26 (KEZ26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Close Monday Mixed

The wheat complex saw mixed action to close out the Monday session. Chicago SRW contracts saw fractionally mixed trade on Monday. KC HRW futures were up a penny to 4 ¼ cents at the close. MPLS spring wheat was down 1 ¼ to 3 ¼ cents in the front months. 

This week’s NASS Crop Progress report showed 96% of the US winter wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 2% ahead of the normal pace. The spring wheat crop was 41% harvested, ahead of the 34% 5-year average pace. Spring wheat conditions were up 1% at 52% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index back up 5 points to 344.

Monday’s weekly Export Inspections report showed wheat shipments of 493,401 MT (18.13 mbu) in the week of 8/13. That was a 1.54% increase from the week prior and 22.43% larger than the same week last year. Japan was the largest destination of 142,358 MT, with 114,636 MT shipped to Mexico and 75,437 MT to Indonesia. Shipments for the marketing year are now 3.89 MMT (142.9 mbu) of wheat, which is 19.29% below the same perio... 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
11/30/26 (104 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (118 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
115,155 (+2,949)
130,229 (-116)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
71,932 (-1,860)
58,718 (+2,583)
Producers - Long / Short
27,784 (+2,912)
121,915 (+9)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,670 (+78)
1,613 (-84)
Managed Money - Long / Short
63,122 (-3,834)
37,516 (+2,056)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
8,810 (+1,974)
21,202 (+527)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
712-0 +8.85%
on 08/06/26
792-6 -2.24%
on 07/24/26
+28-2 (+3.78%)
since 07/17/26
3-Month
626-0 +23.80%
on 06/30/26
792-6 -2.24%
on 07/24/26
+47-4 (+6.53%)
since 05/18/26
52-Week
562-4 +37.78%
on 10/14/25
792-6 -2.24%
on 07/24/26
+172-2 (+28.58%)
since 08/18/25

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 797-3
2nd Resistance Point 786-5
1st Resistance Point 779-1
Last Price 775-0
1st Support Level 760-7
2nd Support Level 750-1
3rd Support Level 742-5

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52-Week High 792-6
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Fibonacci 61.8% 704-6
Fibonacci 50% 677-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 650-4
52-Week Low 562-4

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