Front month wheat futures collapsed on Wednesday, with KC HRW leading the way, down 14 ¼ to 28 ¼ cents. Chicago SRW contracts were down 11 ¼ to 14 cents. Spring wheat futures were down 1 ¾ to 10 ¼ cents on the day.
Ahead of Thursday’s Ag Outlook Forum, the trade expected USDA to show wheat stocks for 23/24 at 650 mbu.
The US markets weren’t the only ones under pressure, as French milling wheat futures fell 2.5% on the day.
Egypt’s tender for April 1-15 shipment was filled by 240,000 MT of Russian wheat. Turkey is tendering for 790k MT of milling wheat.
Mar 23 CBOT Wheat closed at $7.36 1/2, down 14 cents,
May 23 CBOT Wheat closed at $7.50, down 12 3/4 cents,
Cash SRW Wheat was $6.77 1/4, down 13 3/4 cents,
Mar 23 KCBT Wheat closed at $8.76, down 28 1/4 cents,
Cash HRW Wheat was $8.37 3/4, down 27 1/2 cents,
Mar 23 MGEX Wheat closed at $9.14 1/4, down 10 1/4 cents,
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