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Wheat Sep '26 (ZWU26)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Rallying on Monday Morning

Wheat is back to stronger trade on Monday morning, with contracts 7 to 13 cents higher. The wheat complex is in the red across the three exchanges on Friday. Chicago SRW contracts were fractionally to 1 ¼ cents lower on Friday, with September up 6 ¾ cents on the week. KC HRW futures posted losses of 1 ¾ to 6 cents on the session, with September holding onto a 2 cent gain for the week. MPLS spring wheat was down 2 ½ to 4 cents lower at the close, with September rallying 20 cents on the week.

CFTC’s weekly Commitment of Traders report showed managed money cutting back 4,916 contracts from their CBT wheat net short position in the week of 8/18 to a net short of 26,485 contracts. In KC wheat, they added back 7,173 contracts to their net long to 34,835 contracts.

The weekly USDA Export Sales report has tallied 2026/27 wheat sales at 7.936 MMT, now down 31% from last year. That is 38% of the current USDA export estimate and lags the 49% pace from last year and the 45% average.... Read more

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 (7 days)
Expiration Date
09/14/26 (21 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
162,266 (-9,586)
145,885 (-3,213)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
114,685 (-294)
133,450 (-6,439)
Producers - Long / Short
50,755 (-14,193)
117,208 (-372)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
96,879 (+7,074)
14,045 (-374)
Managed Money - Long / Short
78,911 (+902)
104,239 (-7,170)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
35,774 (-1,196)
29,211 (+731)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
626-6 +9.65%
on 08/06/26
697-2 -1.43%
on 08/24/26
+9-2 (+1.36%)
since 07/24/26
3-Month
574-0 +19.73%
on 06/30/26
711-2 -3.37%
on 07/24/26
+28-0 (+4.25%)
since 05/22/26
52-Week
539-6 +27.33%
on 12/18/25
711-2 -3.37%
on 07/24/26
+109-0 (+18.85%)
since 08/22/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 701-2
2nd Resistance Point 694-4
1st Resistance Point 688-0
Last Price 690-2
1st Support Level 674-6
2nd Support Level 668-0
3rd Support Level 661-4

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52-Week High 711-2
Last Price 690-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 645-6
Fibonacci 50% 625-4
Fibonacci 38.2% 605-2
52-Week Low 539-6

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