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Wheat May '26 (ZWK26)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Trading Mostly Higher at Midday

Barchart - Fri May 1, 5:09PM CDT

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

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

04/30/26

Expiration Date

05/14/26 (11 days)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '26

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May 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

Period	Period Low	Period High	Performance
1-Month	567-4 +10.04% on 04/10/26	661-4 -5.59% on 04/29/26	+27-0 (+4.52%) since 04/01/26
3-Month	531-6 +17.44% on 02/04/26	661-4 -5.59% on 04/29/26	+78-4 (+14.38%) since 01/30/26
52-Week	513-2 +21.68% on 01/02/26	661-4 -5.59% on 04/29/26	+25-6 (+4.30%) since 05/01/25

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More news for this symbol

Symbol	Latest	Change
ZWK26	624-4s	+0-6
Wheat May '26
ZWN26	637-6s	+1-0
Wheat
XWN26	637-6s	+1-0
Wheat Mini
ZCN26	480-2s	+5-4
Corn
ZSN26	1203-2s	+7-6
Soybean
ZMN26	319.3s	+0.4
Soybean Meal
ZLN26	75.16s	+0.62
Soybean Oil
KEN26	694-4s	+1-0
Hard Red Winter Wheat
KWN26	707-4s	+0-4
Hard Red Spring Wheat
MWN26	7.0400s	-0.0175
Spring Wheat Mpls
ZON26	352-0s	+2-6
Oats
ZRN26	11.235s	+0.080
Rough Rice
RSN26	756.30s	-7.50
Canola
$SGSR	432.73	+0.67
S&P GSCI Wheat Index

Symbol	Latest	3M %Chg
ZWK26	624-4s	+14.38%
Wheat May '26
WEAT	24.01	+14.50%
Teucrium Wheat
DBA	28.11	+9.55%
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
RJA	9.16	+4.27%
Rogers Agriculture ETN Elements
GRU	5.43	+0.84%
MLCX Grains Index TR ETN Elements

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3rd Resistance Point	642-5
2nd Resistance Point	637-3
1st Resistance Point	630-7
Last Price	624-4s
1st Support Level	619-1
2nd Support Level	613-7
3rd Support Level	607-3

52-Week High	661-4
Last Price	624-4s
Fibonacci 61.8%	604-7
Fibonacci 50%	587-3
Fibonacci 38.2%	569-7
52-Week Low	513-2

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