Wheat Bulls Can’t Shake Off Wednesday Weakness

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The wheat complex fell lower on the Wednesday session. CBT soft red wheat futures saw losses of 6 to 9 cents. The CBOT showed 34 deliveries issued for September wheat overnight.  KC HRW futures were fractionally to a penny lower in the front months. There were another 18 deliveries issued against September KC wheat. MPLS spring wheat was down 5 to 7 cents across most nearby contracts at the close.  

The weekly Crop Progress report indicated 72% of the spring wheat crop was harvested by Sunday, 1 percentage point above normal. Winter wheat harvest was removed this week, with the crop’s planting progress for the 2026 crop expected next week. 

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Due to the Monday holiday, the USDA Export Sales report will be delayed until Friday morning.

The next week showed 1 to 2 inches across much of the Southern Plains over the next week according to the NOAA 7-day forecast.

Sep 25 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.04, down 9 cents,

Dec 25 CBOT Wheat  closed at $5.22, down 6 1/4 cents,

Sep 25 KCBT Wheat  closed at $4.82 3/4, down 1/2 cent,

Dec 25 KCBT Wheat  closed at $5.10 1/4, down 1 cent,

Sep 25 MGEX Wheat  closed at $5.54 1/2, down 5 3/4 cents,

Dec 25 MGEX Wheat  closed at $5.73, down 7 cents,

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