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Hard Red Wheat Dec '14 (KEZ14)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Mixed After Tight Overnight Trade

Wheat prices are fractionally mixed ahead of the USDA data releases. Overnight the May SRW contract kept to a fairly tight 5 cent range, from +2 ¾ to -2 ¼ cents. KC wheat futures ended the day mixed within 1 ¾ cents of UNCH. The soft red winter wheat futures were 2 ½ to 4 cents higher and hard red spring wheat was 3 ¾ cents higher on the day. May SRW is sitting with a 7 ¼ cent loss for the week’s move into Thursday. The new crop SRW/HRW spread tightened to 7 ¼ cents. 

Pre-report surveys show analysts are looking for March 1 wheat stocks to come in at 1.05 bbu on average. The full range of ideas is from 1 billion to 1.08 billion bushels. That would be 106 mbu larger than Mar 1 stocks last year, following a 98 mbu looser yr/yr stockpile on Dec 1. Wheat acreage is estimated at 47.3 million acres vs 49.6m last year. Spring wheat is expected to be near 10.9m acres on average with ~1.7m expected for durum wheat. 

Ahead of the weekly Export Sales report, traders are looking for... 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
11/28/14
Expiration Date
12/12/14 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Dec '14
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
581-2 +9.08%
on 11/19/14
663-2 -4.41%
on 12/02/14
+34-6 (+5.80%)
since 11/12/14
3-Month
550-2 +15.22%
on 10/01/14
663-2 -4.41%
on 12/02/14
+40-6 (+6.87%)
since 09/12/14
52-Week
550-2 +15.22%
on 10/01/14
862-0 -26.45%
on 05/06/14
-66-6 (-9.53%)
since 12/12/13

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Traders Await New News From Today’s All Important USDA Report.

Today’s USDA report is often regarded as one of the more meaningful reports of the year which often comes with volatile market reactions. Will we see the same this year?

Wheat Mixed After Tight Overnight Trade

Wheat prices are fractionally mixed ahead of the USDA data releases. Overnight the May SRW contract kept to a fairly tight 5 cent range, from +2 ¾ to -2 ¼ cents. KC wheat futures ended the day mixed...

ZWK24 : 551-0 (+0.64%)
ZWN24 : 566-2 (+0.62%)
KEK24 : 579-2 (+0.17%)
MWK24 : 650-4 (-0.08%)
Beans Weaker into Report Day

Current soybean prices are 4 to 3 ¾ cents lower ahead of the weekly Export Sales report and the USDA Grain Stocks and Planting Intentions reports scheduled for 11 AM CDT. Soy Oil futures closed more...

ZLK24 : 47.74 (+0.15%)
ZMK24 : 335.0 (-1.18%)
ZSK24 : 1186-0 (-0.55%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 11.2869 (-0.57%)
ZSN24 : 1200-0 (-0.54%)
ZSQ24 : 1198-0 (-0.58%)
Corn Mostly UNCH this Morning

Corn futures traded from -¾ to +1 cent overnight, and are back to mostly UNCH +/- ¼ this morning for the weekly Export Sales report. The USDA Grain Stocks and Planting Intentions reports scheduled for...

ZCK24 : 427-2 (+0.12%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0493 (+0.13%)
ZCN24 : 439-4 (+0.06%)
ZCU24 : 448-2 (-0.06%)
Soy Futures Fade into Thursday

Front month soy futures were weaker on Wednesday led by the soy oil futures. Soy Oil futures closed more than 70 points weaker with 1.5% losses. Beans were down by 4 ¾ to 7 ½ cents across the front...

ZLK24 : 47.74 (+0.15%)
ZMK24 : 335.0 (-1.18%)
ZSK24 : 1186-0 (-0.55%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 11.2869 (-0.57%)
ZSN24 : 1200-0 (-0.54%)
ZSQ24 : 1198-0 (-0.58%)
Wheat Closed Mixed on Wednesday

KC wheat futures ended the day mixed within 1 ¾ cents of UNCH. The soft red winter wheat futures were 2 ½ to 4 cents higher and hard red spring wheat was 3 ¾ cents higher on the day. May SRW is sitting...

ZWK24 : 551-0 (+0.64%)
ZWN24 : 566-2 (+0.62%)
KEK24 : 579-2 (+0.17%)
MWK24 : 650-4 (-0.08%)
Corn Falls ahead of Report Day

Nearby corn prices were 5 ¾ cents lower at the close on Wednesday, leaving the board 12 cents in the red for the week’s move. Open interest continues to rise ahead of Thursday’s reports, up 2,573...

ZCK24 : 427-2 (+0.12%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0493 (+0.13%)
ZCN24 : 439-4 (+0.06%)
ZCU24 : 448-2 (-0.06%)
Corn Analysis With Downside Target

The recent rally from 78.6% at 410.00 based on the May continuation chart was stopped by the 442.75 major Gann square on 3/12/24 and 3/21/24.

ZCK24 : 427-2 (+0.12%)
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain

It will be a busy day tomorrow.

Shootin' the Bull about fleeing traders

Very little took place today after another excessively volatile day.  Traders fled in droves on Tuesday.  Open interest dropped over 8,000 contracts.  Triangulation of price continues to be the anticipated...

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 640-0
1st Resistance Point 637-0
Last Price 634-0s
1st Support Level 632-4
2nd Support Level 631-0
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 862-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 742-7
Fibonacci 50% 706-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 669-3
Last Price 634-0s
52-Week Low 550-2

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