Wheat Closes Mostly Lower on Thursday
The wheat complex trading posted losses across most contracts on Thursday, with some in the KC market holding higher. Chicago SRW futures were 3 to 5 cents lower on the day. The Kansas City HRW contracts were fractionally mixed on the session. Minneapolis spring wheat futures were down 3 to 4 cents at the close on Thursday.
Export Sales data released this morning tallied old crop at net reductions of 13,373 MT, between the expected range of net reductions of 200,000 MT and sales of 100,000 MT in the week of 5/15. New crop wheat sales exceeded the range of 300,000 to 700,000 MT estimates at 882,202 MT. That was a MY high for the 2025/26 crop, as combined sales were the largest since December 2023. The largest buyer was unknown destinations at 153,300 MT, with 137,000 MT sold to the Philippines and 102,400 MT to Japan.
Monthly International Grains Council data showed world wheat output for 2025/26 steady at 806 MMT. Consumption was down 1 MMT, with stocks for the marketing year up 2 MMT to 262 MMT.
Jul 25 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.44 1/2, down 4 3/4 cents,
Sep 25 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.60 1/2, down 3 1/4 cents,
Jul 25 KCBT Wheat closed at $5.40, down 1/2 cent,
Sep 25 KCBT Wheat closed at $5.55, up 1/4 cent,
Jul 25 MGEX Wheat closed at $6.00 1/4, down 4 cents,
Sep 25 MGEX Wheat closed at $6.14, down 3 cents,
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