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Wheat Mar '26 (ZWH26)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Close Mixed on Wednesday as Futures Pull Off Lows

The wheat complex posed weakness in the winter wheats on Wednesday, as spring wheat turned higher at the close. Chicago SRW futures closed the midweek session with contracts 1 to 3 ½ cents lower. KC HRW futures were down 1 to 3 cents in the front months on Wednesday. MPLS spring wheat saw some late day strength to close with gains of 1 to 4 cents.

Weekly Export Sales data will be published in the week of 2/19, as traders are looking for between 250,000 and 500,000 MT of wheat sales for old crop. New crop sales are seen in a range of 0 to 50,000 MT.

Algeria purchased an estimated 600,000 MT of wheat in a tender on Tuesday. Russia’s wheat export estimate for 2025/26 was trimmed by 0.3 MMT to 45.4 MMT by SovEcon.

Mar 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.65 3/4, down 1 3/4 cents,

May 26 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.69 3/4, down 3 1/2 cents,

Mar 26 KCBT Wheat  closed at $5.52 1/2, down 1 3/4 cents,

May 26 KCBT Wheat  closed at $5.64 1/4, down 2 3/4 cents,

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Contract Specifications

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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
$1,815/1,650
First Notice Date
02/27/26 (2 days)
Expiration Date
03/13/26 (16 days)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
167,707 (-21,542)
109,323 (-8,035)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
122,049 (-3,538)
177,107 (-19,738)
Producers - Long / Short
69,053 (-10,799)
81,211 (+523)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
78,333 (-2,165)
7,791 (+20)
Managed Money - Long / Short
85,112 (-5,173)
154,679 (-21,438)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
36,937 (+1,635)
22,428 (+1,700)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
519-2 +8.43%
on 01/27/26
579-2 -2.81%
on 02/23/26
+40-4 (+7.75%)
since 01/26/26
3-Month
501-4 +12.26%
on 01/02/26
579-2 -2.81%
on 02/23/26
+22-4 (+4.16%)
since 11/26/25
52-Week
501-4 +12.26%
on 01/02/26
648-4 -13.18%
on 03/17/25
-80-6 (-12.54%)
since 02/26/25

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The wheat complex is showing weakness on Wednesday, with all three markets lower. Chicago SRW futures are down 3 to 5 cents so far on Wednesday. KC HRW futures are showing 4 to 5 cent losses at midday....

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KEK26 : 563-2 (-0.18%)
KEH26 : 552-0 (-0.09%)
MWH26 : 5.7700 (-1.11%)
ZWH26 : 562-6 (-0.53%)
ZWK26 : 569-0 (-0.13%)

Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 581-7
2nd Resistance Point 575-7
1st Resistance Point 570-7
Last Price 562-6
1st Support Level 559-7
2nd Support Level 553-7
3rd Support Level 548-7

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52-Week High 648-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 592-3
Fibonacci 50% 575-0
Last Price 562-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 557-5
52-Week Low 501-4

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