{"id":20986,"date":"2025-09-14T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/09\/14\/wheat-sneaks-out-gains-heading-into-the-weekend\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:37:00","slug":"wheat-sneaks-out-gains-heading-into-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/09\/14\/wheat-sneaks-out-gains-heading-into-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheat Sneaks Out Gains Heading into the Weekend"},"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 complex saw Friday gains, as USDA gave a friendlier US number. CBT soft red wheat futures were 2 to 3 cents in the higher at the close, with December up 4 \u00bc cents this week. KC HRW futures were up 4 to 5 cents across the front months, as Dec rose 9 \u00bd cents since last Friday. MPLS spring wheat was fractionally higher, with December up 5 \u00be cents this week.<\/p>\n<p>The Friday afternoon Commitment of Traders report showed spec traders in Chicago wheat futures and options adding 10,451 contracts to their net short position of 92,394 contracts by Tuesday September 9<sup>th<\/sup>. In Kansas City futures and options, specs trimmed their net short position by 1,656 contracts to 53,025 contracts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-sLE\"  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-sLE')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-sLE');         }         });     <\/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>USDA\u2019s monthly WASDE saw no changes to the demand side of the balance sheet this month as expected, though the demand did see one. Exports were raised by 25 mbu to 900 mbu, with stocks dropping by that same figure to 844 mbu. The US cash average price was also cut by 20 cents to $5.10.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The world balance sheet saw a 3.98 MMT increase to stocks at 264.06 MMT. There were several major culprits, as Russia production was up 1.5 MMT, with the EU raised by 1.85 MMT, Canada and Ukraine 1 MMT higher, while Australia saw the biggest increase, up 3.5 MMT.<\/p>\n<p><u>Sep 25 CBOT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.03, up 8 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Dec 25 CBOT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.23 1\/2, up 2 cents,<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-pxQ\"  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-pxQ')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-pxQ');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><u>Sep 25 KCBT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $4.87, up 1 1\/4 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Dec 25 KCBT Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.14 3\/4, up 4 3\/4 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Sep 25 MGEX Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.50 1\/4, up 2 cents,<\/p>\n<p><u>Dec 25 MGEX Wheat<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0closed at $5.72 3\/4, up 1\/4 cent,<\/p>\n<p><i>     On the date of publication,      Austin Schroeder              did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes.          For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy      here. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-6X8\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-3\">          <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-6X8')) {             googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-6X8');         }         });     <\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> More news from Barchart <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Low Can Wheat Prices Go?<\/li>\n<li>1 Options Trade to Play the Rebound in Wheat Prices Here<\/li>\n<li>Q2 in Grains and the Outlook for Q3<\/li>\n<li>Drought Conditions Are Setting In. How Much Higher Can Wheat Prices Go?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"body__disclaimer\">The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">   \/\/ add oddAd class to every odd instance of body .ads__inline for different placeholder styles   let articleAds = document.querySelectorAll('.ads__inline');   for (let i = 0, len = articleAds.length; i < len; i++) {     \/\/ Do the below only if the curent count is less than 12     if ((i < 12) &#038;&#038; (i % 2 === 0)) {       articleAds[i].className += ' oddAd';     }   } <\/script>                                               <\/p>\n<div class=\"jupiter22-c-tags jupiter22-c-tags-default\">\n<h3 class=\"jupiter22-c-tags-title\">         Tags       <\/h3>\n<div class=\"jupiter22-c-tags-container\">Stocks<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wheat complex saw Friday gains, as USDA gave a friendlier US number. CBT soft red wheat futures were 2 to 3 cents in the higher at the close, with December up 4 \u00bc cents this week. 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