The wheat complex is back to steadier trade on Tuesday, with contracts trying to post strength. Chicago SRW contracts are fractionally to a penny higher at midday. KC HRW futures are down 2 to 3 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat are steady to fractionally lower across most contracts on Tuesday.
Weekly NASS Crop Progress data showed 81% of the US winter wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 2% ahead of normal. The spring wheat crop was 92% headed, 1% behind the 5-year average pace, with 2% of the crop harvested. Spring wheat conditions were steady at 53% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index another 3 points lower to 342. Improvement was noted in MT (+36), with WA up 6 and ID steady. Deterioration was seen in MN (-3), ND (-17) and SD (-33).
Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.SovEcon estimates the Russian wheat export total at 44.6 MMT, a 1.9 MMT drop from the previous number. EU soft wheat exports for much of the month of July (1-26) are seen at 0.57 MMT according to European Commission data, down 0.89 MMT from the same period last year.
Sep 26 CBOT Wheat is at $6.61, up 1 cent,
Dec 26 CBOT Wheat is at $6.78 1/4, up 3/4 cent,
Sep 26 KCBT Wheat is at $7.26 1/2, down 2 1/2 cents,
Dec 26 KCBT Wheat is at $7.42 3/4, down 2 3/4 cents,
Sep 26 MIAX Wheat is at $7.05 1/2, down 3/4 cent,
Dec 26 MIAX Wheat is at $7.28 1/2, unch,
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