{"id":10179,"date":"2025-05-19T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/05\/19\/wheat-fades-lower-into-the-weekend-as-specs-add-to-shorts\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T00:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T04:49:00","slug":"wheat-fades-lower-into-the-weekend-as-specs-add-to-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/05\/19\/wheat-fades-lower-into-the-weekend-as-specs-add-to-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheat Fades Lower into the Weekend, As Specs Add to Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout__region nsdq-l-grid__item syndicated-article-body\">\n<section class=\"jupiter22-c-article-body\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"body__content\">\n<p>The wheat market ended the week with Friday weakness. Chicago SRW futures closed out the day with losses of 7 to 8 cents this week, as July managed to gain 3 \u00bc cents this week. Kansas City HRW contracts fell 11 to 12 cents on Friday, with a weekly loss of just a penny. Minneapolis spring wheat futures were 5 to 6 cents in the red on Friday, with July falling 20 \u00bc cents on the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The weekly Commitment of Traders data released this afternoon showed money managers in Chicago wheat futures and options increasing their net short position by 13,161 contracts as of May 13th. Their new net short position was at 126,895 contracts by Tuesday, the largest in nearly two years. In Kansas City wheat, they extended their new record net short position by 8,559 contracts to 80,799 contracts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-Rn4\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-1\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-Rn4')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-Rn4');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <span>Don\u2019t Miss a Day: <\/span> From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart\u2019s best-in-class commodity analysis.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The weekly Export Sales report now pegs the old crop commitments for wheat at 21.689 MMT, which is 97% of the USDA export forecast, with just over 3 reporting weeks left in the MY. The average for this time of year is 104%. Actual exports according to FAS are now 19.637 MMT, just 87% of the forecast, with the average shipping pace at 93%.<\/p>\n<p>The FranceAgriMer estimates the French soft wheat crop rated at 73% good\/excellent, which is down a slight 1 percentage point from the previous week. South Korean mills are tendering for 50,000 MT of US wheat.<\/p>\n<p><u>Jul 25 CBOT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.25, down 7 3\/4 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Sep 25 CBOT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.39, down 7 1\/2 cents,<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-UVI\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-2\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; i < window.adsList.length; i++) {                 if (window.adsList[i].id === id) {                     return true;                 }             }             return false;         }         if (isAdInAdsList('js-dfp-tag-UVI')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-UVI');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>Jul 25 KCBT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.16 1\/2, down 11 3\/4 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Sep 25 KCBT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.30 1\/2, down 11 1\/2 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Jul 25 MGEX Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.73 1\/4, down 6 3\/4 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Sep 25 MGEX Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.87 1\/4, down 5 3\/4 cents,<\/p>\n<p class=\"body__disclaimer\">     On the date of publication,      Austin Schroeder              did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. 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Chicago SRW futures closed out the day with losses of 7 to 8 cents this week, as July managed to gain 3 \u00bc cents this week. Kansas City HRW contracts fell 11 to 12 cents on Friday, with a weekly loss of just a penny. 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