The wheat complex was choppy on the Friday trade, as bulls came out on top to end the session. Chicago SRW futures closed the session with gains of a penny in the nearbys and May up jist 1 ¼ cent on the week. Kansas City HRW contracts posted front month strength, with contract 2 to 3 cents higher at the close, helping to hold the weekly move to 2 ¾ cents higher. MPLS spring wheat was up just fractionally at the close, with May rising 3 ¼ cents on the week.

A look to the next week in the Southern Plains sees limited rains, with heavier totals in South/Central Texas. The panhandle of TX up through western KS is dry, with very little precip in the eastern portions.

The Friday afternoon Commitment of Traders data from CFTC showed speculators in Chicago wheat adding 3,256 contracts to their net short as of Tuesday to 80,668 contracts. In KC, they were trimming that large net short by 2,059 contracts to 46,663 contracts by March 18.

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Contract Specifications

Contract

Chicago Soft 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

CBOT

Point Value

$50

Margin/Maintenance

$1,925/1,750

First Notice Date

04/30/25 (38 days)

Expiration Date

05/14/25 (52 days)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '25

Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 18, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short

168,339 (+4,862)

93,097 (+6,546)

Non-Commercials - Long / Short

116,964 (-3,971)

193,443 (-5,565)

Producers - Long / Short

67,519 (+1,858)

68,785 (+4,377)

Swap Dealers - Long / Short

83,515 (+812)

7,007 (-23)

Managed Money - Long / Short

76,272 (-3,312)

154,938 (-992)

Other Reportables - Long / Short

40,692 (-659)

38,505 (-4,573)

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Price Performance

Period	Period Low		Period High	Performance
1-Month	530-0 +5.33% on 03/04/25	Period Open: 604-0	604-0 -7.57% on 02/24/25	-45-6 (-7.57%) since 02/21/25
3-Month	530-0 +5.33% on 03/04/25	Period Open: 542-6	621-6 -10.21% on 02/18/25	+15-4 (+2.86%) since 12/20/24
52-Week	530-0 +5.33% on 03/04/25	Period Open: 628-4	771-6 -27.66% on 05/28/24	-70-2 (-11.18%) since 03/21/24

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3rd Resistance Point	572-7
2nd Resistance Point	567-7
1st Resistance Point	563-1
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2nd Support Level	548-3
3rd Support Level	543-5

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