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Hard Red Wheat Dec '22 (KEZ22)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Close Mixed Following Neutral USDA Data

The wheat market was mixed across the three exchanges on Friday with the soft wheat contracts holding up and the hard wheats the weakspot.  Chicago SRW futures were mixed, with contracts anywhere form a penny higher to 1 ½ cents lower, as December was up 4 ½ cents on the week. KC HRW contracts were down 2 ½ to 4 ¾ cents on the day, with December down 2 ½ cents since last Friday. MPLS spring wheat was 4 ¾ to 6 ½ cents in the red on the day, with December closing the week with a net 2 cent loss over the 5 trading days. 

USDA’s WASDE report from this morning showed minimal changes to the balance sheet. Imports were increased by 5 mbu, with a 2 mbu hike to food used. That helped to take the US stocks number just 3 mbu higher to 815 mbu. 

World ending stocks were down just 0.15 MMT to 257.57 MMT. Russian production was down 0.5 to 81.5 MMT, with Argentina down the same to 17.5 MMT and EU 0.4 MMT tighter to 122.6 MMT.  

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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
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
11/30/22
Expiration Date
12/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat Dec '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 5, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
113,654 (-849)
102,188 (-4,168)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
64,600 (+985)
70,550 (+3,015)
Producers - Long / Short
34,942 (-1,456)
86,920 (-3,724)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
68,649 (-97)
5,205 (-1,148)
Managed Money - Long / Short
42,276 (-166)
56,776 (+4,793)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
22,324 (+1,151)
13,774 (-1,778)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
844-0 +3.05%
on 12/06/22
974-6 -10.77%
on 11/15/22
-86-4 (-9.05%)
since 11/14/22
3-Month
844-0 +3.05%
on 12/06/22
1037-4 -16.17%
on 10/10/22
-77-2 (-8.16%)
since 09/14/22
52-Week
763-4 +13.92%
on 01/14/22
1377-4 -36.86%
on 05/17/22
+60-4 (+7.48%)
since 12/14/21

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 869-6
2nd Resistance Point 869-6
1st Resistance Point 869-6
Last Price 869-6s
1st Support Level 869-6
2nd Support Level 869-6
3rd Support Level 869-6

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