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Wheat Mar '22 (ZWH22)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Falling After Weak Export Sales Data

The wheat complex is posting losses across the board on Thursday.Chicago SRW futures are down 8 to 9 cents so far on the day. KC HRW is posting 10 to 12 cent lower trade. MPLS spring wheat is showing 8 to 9 cent losses.

Thursday morning’s Export Sales report showed just 246,327 MT in all wheat sales during the week of September 12. That was below the trade’s expectations of 300,000 and 650,000 MT for 2024/25 wheat sales and the lowest since the first week of July. The largest buyer was Mexico of 59,600 MT, as the Philippines bought 57,600 MT. Sales for 2025/26 were in the expected range of 0 to 50,000 MT in that week at 11,500 MT.

Japan purchased a total of 123,012 MT of wheat from Australia, Canada, and the US on Thursday, with 66,397 MT US specific. 

The monthly International Grains Council pegged their latest wheat production estimated at 798 MMT, down 1 MMT from last month. Trade was up 2 MMT to 198 MMT, as the 2024/25 stocks number was up 1 MMT to 267 MMT.  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
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
02/28/22
Expiration Date
03/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Mar '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
129,884 (-4,946)
105,604 (+4,173)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
126,513 (-8,038)
142,816 (-19,477)
Producers - Long / Short
51,130 (-3,268)
86,234 (+4,885)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
64,958 (+328)
5,574 (+1,294)
Managed Money - Long / Short
82,017 (-6,685)
113,714 (-19,916)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
44,496 (-1,353)
29,102 (+439)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
773-2 +40.96%
on 02/16/22
1425-2 -23.52%
on 03/07/22
+310-2 (+39.79%)
since 02/15/22
3-Month
735-4 +48.20%
on 01/07/22
1425-2 -23.52%
on 03/07/22
+334-0 (+44.18%)
since 12/15/21
52-Week
607-4 +79.42%
on 03/31/21
1425-2 -23.52%
on 03/07/22
+443-0 (+68.47%)
since 03/15/21

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1090-0
2nd Resistance Point 1090-0
1st Resistance Point 1090-0
Last Price 1090-0s
1st Support Level 1090-0
2nd Support Level 1090-0
3rd Support Level 1090-0

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52-Week High 1425-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 1112-7
Last Price 1090-0s
Fibonacci 50% 1016-3
Fibonacci 38.2% 919-7
52-Week Low 607-4

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