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Hard Red Winter Wheat Dec '26 (KEZ26)

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Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Slipping Lower into Tuesday’s Midday

Wheat is trading with mostly lower action on Tuesday. Chicago SRW contracts are 5 to 8 cents in the red so far on the session. KC HRW futures are down 9 to 10 ½ cents in the front months. MPLS spring wheat is showing fractionally mixed trade at midday. 

This week’s NASS Crop Progress report showed 96% of the US winter wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 2% ahead of the normal pace. The spring wheat crop was 41% harvested, ahead of the 34% 5-year average pace. Spring wheat conditions were 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. 

EU soft wheat exports since July 1 have totaled 1.48 MMT to 8/16 according to the European Commission, which is lagging the 2.9 MMT total in the same period last year. 

Sep 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $6.66 3/4, down 8 cents,

Dec 26 CBOT Wheat  is at $6.83 1/2, down 5 3/4 cents,

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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
11/30/26 (104 days)
Expiration Date
12/14/26 (118 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
115,155 (+2,949)
130,229 (-116)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
71,932 (-1,860)
58,718 (+2,583)
Producers - Long / Short
27,784 (+2,912)
121,915 (+9)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
80,670 (+78)
1,613 (-84)
Managed Money - Long / Short
63,122 (-3,834)
37,516 (+2,056)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
8,810 (+1,974)
21,202 (+527)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
712-0 +6.53%
on 08/06/26
792-6 -4.32%
on 07/24/26
+11-6 (+1.57%)
since 07/17/26
3-Month
626-0 +21.17%
on 06/30/26
792-6 -4.32%
on 07/24/26
+31-0 (+4.26%)
since 05/18/26
52-Week
562-4 +34.84%
on 10/14/25
792-6 -4.32%
on 07/24/26
+155-6 (+25.84%)
since 08/18/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 798-3
2nd Resistance Point 789-5
1st Resistance Point 774-1
Last Price 758-4s
1st Support Level 749-7
2nd Support Level 741-1
3rd Support Level 725-5

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52-Week High 792-6
Last Price 758-4s
Fibonacci 61.8% 704-6
Fibonacci 50% 677-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 650-4
52-Week Low 562-4

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