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Wheat Sep '26 (ZWU26)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Holding Steady so far on Wednesday Morning

Wheat is trading with mixed action early on Wednesday with CBT holding higher and the hard wheats fading lower. The wheat complex was mixed on Tuesday, with the spring wheat market holding up and winter wheats on the weaker side. Chicago SRW contracts was mixed, with front months down 1 to 10 ¼ cents and deferreds fractionally to 2 cents higher. Open interest slipped 7,720 contracts mainly on liquidation in the September contract (-14,165). KC HRW futures was the weakest of the wheat markets, with contracts down 5 ¼ to 15 cents at the close. Open interest was up just 168 contracts. MPLS spring wheat was the firmer of the three exchanges, with contracts fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher across most months.

This week’s NASS Crop Progress spring wheat conditions up 1% at 52% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index back up 5 points to 344. The only states with dropping conditions were MT (-3) and WA (-5), with ID (+8), ND (+5), MN (+4) seeing improvement. 

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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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
08/31/26 (12 days)
Expiration Date
09/14/26 (26 days)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Sep '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
171,852 (+4,904)
149,098 (-1,463)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
114,979 (-2,133)
139,889 (+8,018)
Producers - Long / Short
64,948 (-2,948)
117,580 (-3,254)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
89,805 (+5,754)
14,419 (-307)
Managed Money - Long / Short
78,009 (-2,028)
111,409 (+6,502)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
36,970 (-105)
28,480 (+1,516)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
626-6 +8.74%
on 08/06/26
711-2 -4.18%
on 07/24/26
-1-2 (-0.18%)
since 07/17/26
3-Month
574-0 +18.73%
on 06/30/26
711-2 -4.18%
on 07/24/26
+1-2 (+0.18%)
since 05/19/26
52-Week
539-6 +26.26%
on 12/18/25
711-2 -4.18%
on 07/24/26
+106-0 (+18.42%)
since 08/19/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 698-7
2nd Resistance Point 690-3
1st Resistance Point 677-3
Last Price 680-6
1st Support Level 655-7
2nd Support Level 647-3
3rd Support Level 634-3

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52-Week High 711-2
Last Price 680-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 645-6
Fibonacci 50% 625-4
Fibonacci 38.2% 605-2
52-Week Low 539-6

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