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Spring Wheat May '18 (MWK18)

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Spring Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheats End Off Highs But Hold Gains

The front month wheat market contracts rallied out of the weekend. Chicago prices ended the day 1 ¼ cents off the session high and 12 to 14 ¼ cents in the black. KC closed 7 ½ to 8 ¼ cents in the black for Monday. MGE was 4 ¼ to 5 cents higher for the day. 

Weekly wheat export shipments were shown at 302k MT for the week that ended 3/14. That was down from 467k MT the week prior and was 73k MT below the same week last year. The week’s shipment by class was 83k MT of HRW and 74k MT of HRS. USDA also added 63k MT to past reports which had the season’s total shipment at 13.74 MMT. That remains 15.6% behind last year’s export pace. 

Ukraine’s Ag Ministry reported grain shipments totaled 32.4 MMT, including 12.9 MMT of wheat, for the season-to-date. That is 9.4% below last year, though wheat exports remain 5% above last year’s pace. 

Strategie Grains estimated EU wheat output at 121.6 MMT for the 24/25 crop. That was a 1 MMT cut, citing excessive rains. 

 

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Contract Specifications

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Contract
Hard Red Spring 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. - 1:30p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
MGEX
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,750/2,500
First Notice Date
04/30/18
Expiration Date
05/14/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Spring Wheat May '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 12, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
35,418 (-1,447)
14,706 (+891)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
10,722 (+980)
30,473 (-1,133)
Producers - Long / Short
33,470 (-1,735)
14,159 (+1,128)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
1,682 (+283)
281 (-242)
Managed Money - Long / Short
7,974 (+944)
29,785 (-1,455)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
2,748 (+36)
688 (+322)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
585-0 +4.87%
on 04/24/18
631-2 -2.81%
on 05/03/18
-3-4 (-0.57%)
since 04/13/18
3-Month
571-0 +7.44%
on 04/04/18
636-0 -3.54%
on 03/01/18
+1-0 (+0.16%)
since 02/14/18
52-Week
569-0 +7.82%
on 05/16/17
792-6 -22.61%
on 07/05/17
+38-2 (+6.65%)
since 05/12/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 613-4
1st Resistance Point 613-4
Last Price 613-4s
1st Support Level 613-4
2nd Support Level 613-4
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 792-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 707-2
Fibonacci 50% 680-7
Fibonacci 38.2% 654-4
Last Price 613-4s
52-Week Low 569-0

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