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Hard Red Wheat Dec '17 (KEZ17)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Followed Corn’s Rally on Thursday

Despite neutral to bear-friendly NASS data, wheat futures rallied into the 3-day Holiday weekend. The spring wheat futures faded on the higher acreage to close 3 ½ to 6 cents in the red. Chicago prices were 8 cents off their highs for the close, but still 8 ¾ to 12 ¾ cents higher for the day. July SRW ended the week with a net 6 ¼ cent gain, but was still at a 3 ½ cent loss through the month of March. HRW futures were also ~9 cents off their highs for the close, but the 5 ½ to 7 cent front month gains helped July HRW to limit the week’s loss to 5 cents and flipped the board a net 5 ½ cents higher for the month. 

The annual Prospective plantings data showed winter wheat area totaled 34.135 million acres, compared to the 34.7 million assumed going in. Total wheat area was 47.498 million acres vs 49.575 million planted last year and 47.3 million expected. Other spring area was surveyed at 11.335 million acres, which was up 135,000 yr/yr. Texas winter wheat was down 500k acres vs... 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
11/30/17
Expiration Date
12/14/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Dec '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 19, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
109,274 (-736)
77,140 (-5,343)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
73,892 (-171)
103,627 (+3,762)
Producers - Long / Short
36,980 (-1,917)
64,447 (-5,514)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
61,416 (+1,023)
1,815 (+13)
Managed Money - Long / Short
55,376 (+1,073)
92,688 (+3,565)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
18,516 (-1,244)
10,939 (+197)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
394-0 +2.16%
on 12/12/17
428-4 -6.07%
on 11/15/17
-25-4 (-5.96%)
since 11/14/17
3-Month
394-0 +2.16%
on 12/12/17
460-2 -12.55%
on 09/26/17
-39-4 (-8.94%)
since 09/14/17
52-Week
394-0 +2.16%
on 12/12/17
602-0 -33.14%
on 07/05/17
-73-2 (-15.40%)
since 12/14/16

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ZWN24 : 575-6s (+2.31%)
KEK24 : 585-2s (+1.21%)
MWK24 : 645-0s (-0.92%)
Corn Rallied into 3-Day Weekend with NASS Data

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Wheat Futures Up Double Digits

Midday wheat futures are gaining double digits for midday, with prices ~5 cents off their highs. Chicago is up by as much as 2.9% for midday. KC wheat is gaining 8 to 11 cents so far. Spring wheat futures...

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ZWN24 : 575-6s (+2.31%)
KEK24 : 585-2s (+1.21%)
MWK24 : 645-0s (-0.92%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 402-4
1st Resistance Point 402-4
Last Price 402-4s
1st Support Level 402-4
2nd Support Level 402-4
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 602-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 522-4
Fibonacci 50% 498-0
Fibonacci 38.2% 473-4
Last Price 402-4s
52-Week Low 394-0

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