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Wheat Mar '22 (ZWH22)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Trading Mostly Higher at Midday

The wheat complex closed Friday with most exchanges higher. Chicago SRW futures saw steady to 5 cent higher trade, as May was 16 ¼ cents in the green since last Friday. KC HRW futures posted ¾ to 4 ½ cent gains, as May rallied 23 ½ cents on the week. MPLS spring wheat was mixed, with contracts down 1 ¾ to 9 ¾ cents higher on Friday, as May was 28 ½ cents higher over the week.

The quarterly Flour Milling report from NASS showed a total of 222.4 million bushels of wheat ground for flour in January through March, a 4.2 mbu drop from the same period last year. 

CFTC data from Friday showed managed money in CBT wheat futures and options flipping back to a net long of 10,664 contracts as of Tuesday, a move of 21,381 contracts to the long side. In KC wheat, spec traders were busy increasing their net long by 2,615 contracts to 30,624 contracts.

Weekly Export Sales from Thursday has total export commitments at 24.859 MMT, which is 15% above the same time last year. That is... 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
$1,815/1,650
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 Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
126,743 (-28,060)
129,776 (-1,042)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
132,336 (+11,312)
131,470 (-15,091)
Producers - Long / Short
27,902 (-23,929)
101,277 (-1,360)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
92,980 (-838)
22,638 (+3,611)
Managed Money - Long / Short
104,986 (+8,680)
93,261 (-11,429)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
27,350 (+2,632)
38,209 (-3,662)
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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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Wheat Trading Mostly Higher at Midday

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Corn Closes Friday with Gains to Round Out the Week

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Corn Posting Gains to Round Out the Week

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ZCPAUS.CM : 4.3881 (+1.64%)
Soybeans Trading with Friday Gains

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ZSX26 : 1182-6s (+0.83%)
ZSK26 : 1187-6s (+0.49%)
ZSN26 : 1203-2s (+0.65%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

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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