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Hard Red Winter Wheat May '26 (KEK26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Showing Midday Strength on Thursday

The wheat complex is posting Thursday gains at midday, to lead the grain complex. Chicago SRW contracts are showing are up 8 to 11 ½ cents higher. There were 25 delivery notices for July futures overnight. KC HRW futures are trading with gains of 6 to 9 ¼ cents. MPLS spring wheat is 6 to 7 cents in the green at midday.

Export Sales data from USDA this morning showed a total of 313,103 MT of wheat sold in the week of July 2, falling on the lower end of the 250,000 and 600,000 MT estimates for 2026/27 wheat sales. That was back up from last week, but still 45.86% below the same week last year.

Crop Production data will be updated on Friday, with a Bloomberg poll of analysts looking for all wheat production to total 1.527 bbu, down 17 mbu from last month. All winter wheat production is seen 1.004 bbu, a 26 mbu drop from last month, with spring wheat at 458 mbu.

Taiwan issued a tender for 98,150 MT of US wheat overnight, with a deadline of July 15. Ukraine raised their... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
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
CBOT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
04/30/26
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Winter Wheat May '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 30, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
111,811 (-6,927)
97,494 (-3,200)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
66,398 (+1,433)
76,737 (-3,355)
Producers - Long / Short
27,790 (-687)
89,370 (+2,678)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,263 (-622)
4,366 (-260)
Managed Money - Long / Short
59,570 (+2,707)
54,608 (-3,013)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
6,828 (-1,274)
22,129 (-342)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
614-4 +14.36%
on 04/15/26
721-2 -2.56%
on 05/12/26
+80-0 (+12.85%)
since 04/14/26
3-Month
545-6 +28.77%
on 02/17/26
721-2 -2.56%
on 05/12/26
+149-0 (+26.91%)
since 02/13/26
52-Week
513-2 +36.92%
on 10/14/25
721-2 -2.56%
on 05/12/26
+113-0 (+19.16%)
since 05/14/25

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Wheat Trading Fractionally Mixed on Thursday Morning

Wheat is showing slightly mixed trade on Thursday, with Chicago holding higher. The wheat complex closed the midweek session with weakness across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts closed with Wednesday...

KEU26 : 654-2s (+1.39%)
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MWN26 : 6.0300s (unch)
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ZCN26 : 427-6s (-1.61%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.1500 (-0.94%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0065 (-0.81%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 702-6
2nd Resistance Point 702-6
1st Resistance Point 702-6
Last Price 702-6s
1st Support Level 702-6
2nd Support Level 702-6
3rd Support Level 702-6

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52-Week High 721-2
Last Price 702-6s
Fibonacci 61.8% 641-6
Fibonacci 50% 617-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 592-6
52-Week Low 513-2

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