By Wheat is trading with contracts posting early double digit gains across most contracts. The wheat complex posted mostly lower trade on Wednesday with the spring wheat contracts holding higher. Chicago SRW contracts were lower on the midweek session with losses of 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents. Open interest was up 2,517 contracts on Wednesday. KC HRW futures were down 3/4 to 3 3/4 cents lower on Wednesday. Open interest was down 1,928 contracts. MPLS spring wheat was steady to 4 cents higher at the close.
Overnight, there was a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian grains export terminal in Taman on the Kerch Strait
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A Reuters survey of analysts shows expectations of 200,000 to 500,000 MT for 2026/27 MT wheat in the week of 7/23 ahead of the Thursday Export Sales report.
Black Sea traffic remains limited, as strikes between Ukraine and Russia continue on port and some internal logistics infrastructure.
Sep 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.60 3/4, down 1 3/4 cents, currently up 18 3/4 cents
Dec 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.77 3/4, down 2 cents, currently up 18 3/4 cents
Sep 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.25 1/2, down 3/4 cent, currently up 20 3/4 cents
Dec 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.40 3/4, down 1 1/4 cents, currently up 20 1/4 cents
Sep 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $7.05, up 2 1/2 cents, currently up 12 cents
Dec 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $7.28 1/4, up 3 cents, currently up 12 1/2 cents
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