The wheat complex is showing lower trade as we head through the midday session, backing off from the early morning strength. Chicago SRW futures are down 1 to 2 cents at midday. KC HRW is showing 2 to 3 cent lower trade. MPLS spring wheat is 2 to 4 cents lower on the session so far.
Thursday morning will show the weekly Export Sales report from FAS, with analysts expecting to see between 300,000 and 650,000 MT of 2024/25 wheat sales for the week of September 12. Sales for 2025/26 are estimated to be 0 to 50,000 MT in that week.
The FranceAgriMer expects to see French soft wheat exports to all destinations outside the EU at 4 MMT, down 3.5 MMT from last month’s number, with shipments within EU countries seen down 0.5 from a month ago to 6 MMT. With a smaller production total, stocks are expected to drop to 2.74 MMT, down 0.3 MMT form the previous estimate.
Dec 24 CBOT Wheat is at $5.74 1/4, down 1 1/2 cents,
Mar 25 CBOT Wheat is at $5.93 3/4, down 1 3/4 cents,
Dec 24 KCBT Wheat is at $5.77 1/2, down 2 1/2 cents,
Mar 25 KCBT Wheat is at $5.91, down 2 cents,
Dec 24 MGEX Wheat is at $6.17, down 4 cents,
Mar 25 MGEX Wheat is at $6.39 1/4, down 2 1/2 cents,
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