The wheat market is gathering some steam at Friday’s midday, rallying across the three exchanges. Cold temps in parts of the US with little now cover, as well as the Black Sea growing regions and the potential for some winter kill in the coming week is giving the market some support.
Chicago SRW futures are up 20 to 23 cents in the front months. KC HRW futures are rallying 20 to 21 cents so far on the session. MPLS spring wheat is 16 cents in the green so far out the day. The markets will be closed on Monday for President’s Day, with a normal open for the Tuesday session.
Export Sales data from Thursday showed the full year total sales commitments at 19.338 MMT, which is 84% of USDA’s projection and 8 percentage points back of the normal pace.
The French soft wheat crop was estimated at 73% good/excellent, as of 2/10, up 5 percentage points from the same point last year. Durum conditions were rated at 84% gd/ex, up from 75% last year.
Mar 25 CBOT Wheat is at $6.00 1/4, up 22 1/2 cents,
May 25 CBOT Wheat is at $6.14 1/4, up 22 1/4 cents,
Mar 25 KCBT Wheat is at $6.19, up 20 3/4 cents,
May 25 KCBT Wheat is at $6.30 1/4, up 20 3/4 cents,
Mar 25 MGEX Wheat is at $6.32 3/4, up 16 cents,
May 25 MGEX Wheat is at $6.47 1/2, up 16 cents,
On the date of publication,
did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy
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The wheat market is gathering some steam at Friday’s midday, rallying across the three exchanges. Cold temps in parts of the US with little now cover, as well as the Black Sea growing regions and the potential for some winter kill in the coming week is giving the market some support.
Chicago SRW futures are up 20 to 23 cents in the front months. KC HRW futures are rallying 20 to 21 cents so far on the session. MPLS spring wheat is 16 cents in the green so far out the day. The markets will be closed on Monday for President’s Day, with a normal open for the Tuesday session.
Export Sales data from Thursday showed the full year total sales commitments at 19.338 MMT, which is 84% of USDA’s projection and 8 percentage points back of the normal pace.
The French soft wheat crop was estimated at 73% good/excellent, as of 2/10, up 5 percentage points from the same point last year. Durum conditions were rated at 84% gd/ex, up from 75% last year.
Mar 25 CBOT Wheat is at $6.00 1/4, up 22 1/2 cents,
May 25 CBOT Wheat is at $6.14 1/4, up 22 1/4 cents,
Mar 25 KCBT Wheat is at $6.19, up 20 3/4 cents,
May 25 KCBT Wheat is at $6.30 1/4, up 20 3/4 cents,
Mar 25 MGEX Wheat is at $6.32 3/4, up 16 cents,
May 25 MGEX Wheat is at $6.47 1/2, up 16 cents,
On the date of publication,
did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy
here.
More news from Barchart
- Big Futures Traders Are Shorting the Cotton Market. Is a Major Move Coming?
- Is Cotton Cheap at Below 70 Cents per Pound?
- The Baltic Dry Freight Index Is Near a 2-Year Low. Why It’s a Bearish Omen for Commodities.
- High Volatility Could Soon Hit Ag Futures Markets. Here’s 2 Ways to Play It.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
