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Hard Red Wheat May '23 (KEK23)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Posts Gains on Friday, Led by Chicago

The wheat market was on a rally train on Friday, as Chicago led the complex with 13 ½ to 17 ¼ cent gains. Kansas city tagged along on the bull fun, with contracts up 4 ¼  to 7 ¾ cents at the close. MPLS spring wheat contracts pushed 5 to 9 ¾ cents higher. 

The large managed money speculators in Chicago wheat futures and options added 9,835 contracts to their net short as of 4/16, taking it to 96,403 contracts. In Kansas City they were seen as nearing their record net long, adding 4,620 contracts as of Tuesday to 49,231 contracts. 

SovEcon’s projection for their Russian production total was down 1 MMT on Friday from the March estimate at 93 MMT. On Friday, Russia’s Ag Ministry announce they were raising the Russian wheat export tax by 6.4% to 3,443 ruble/MT (~$1/bu). India’s government wheat stocks are at a 16 year low for April 1 at 7.5 MMT, down 0.85 MMT from last year. 

May 24 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.50 1/4, up 13 1/2 cents,

Jul 24 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
KC 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
KCBT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,420/2,200
First Notice Date
04/28/23
Expiration Date
05/12/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 16, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
118,558 (+4,627)
73,166 (+1,076)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
60,456 (-2,787)
102,979 (+280)
Producers - Long / Short
42,812 (+965)
60,454 (+324)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
64,479 (+2,863)
1,445 (-47)
Managed Money - Long / Short
42,848 (-3,358)
92,168 (+1,422)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
17,608 (+571)
10,811 (-1,142)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
769-4 +15.89%
on 04/27/23
932-4 -4.37%
on 05/10/23
+28-2 (+3.27%)
since 04/12/23
3-Month
769-4 +15.89%
on 04/27/23
932-4 -4.37%
on 05/10/23
-5-0 (-0.56%)
since 02/10/23
52-Week
769-4 +15.89%
on 04/27/23
1326-2 -32.76%
on 05/17/22
-344-4 (-27.87%)
since 05/12/22

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 891-6
2nd Resistance Point 891-6
1st Resistance Point 891-6
Last Price 891-6s
1st Support Level 891-6
2nd Support Level 891-6
3rd Support Level 891-6

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52-Week High 1326-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 1113-5
Fibonacci 50% 1047-7
Fibonacci 38.2% 982-1
Last Price 891-6s
52-Week Low 769-4

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