Wheat Posts Gains Out of Christmas Break
The wheat market pushed higher across the three markets on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were up 4 ¾ to 7 cents on the session. KC HRW contracts closed with 7 to 8 cent gains across the board. MPLS spring wheat futures were 3 ½ to 4 3/4 cents in the green on the day.
Ahead of the delayed Export Sales report, the trade is looking for 250,000 to 600,000 MT in all wheat sales for the week that ended on December 19.
Algeria purchased 1.17 MMT of wheat in a tender on Tuesday, revised up from the initially reported 630,000 MT. Russia’s IKAR estimates the country’s wheat exports for 2025/26 to fall to 41 MMT, with expectations of the county’s market share to drop from 25% to 20%.
Mar 25 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.41, up 6 1/4 cents,
May 25 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.52, up 6 3/4 cents,
Mar 25 KCBT Wheat closed at $5.51 1/2, up 7 3/4 cents,
May 25 KCBT Wheat closed at $5.59 1/2, up 7 3/4 cents,
Mar 25 MGEX Wheat closed at $5.94, up 4 1/2 cents,
May 25 MGEX Wheat closed at $6.02 1/4, up 4 1/2 cents,
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