Kansas City Wheat (HRW) Futures (CBOT KW)

Chicago Board of Trade · December 2026 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per bushel

Contract Overview

630.25 ¢/bu -0.94% (-6.00) Today
Nov 3, 10:08 PM UTC-6
Price performance
Open 636.25
Day's range 629.00 – 638.00
Volume 2.10K
Prev. settlement 636.25
30-day range 633.00 – 758.75
Open interest 139.17K
Bid 630.00
Ask 630.25
Expires Dec 14, 2026

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 23 min ago · Market open · closes 07:45 CT

Price Performance

December 2026 · KWZ26

Returns

1 week −3.1% −3.1% 1 week −20.25 from 650.50 on Oct 27
1 month −15.1% −15.1% 1 month −112.00 from 742.25 on Oct 5
3 months −13.8% −13.8% 3 months −100.75 from 731.00 on Aug 5
6 months −11.9% −11.9% 6 months −85.50 from 715.75 on May 5
Year to date +9.3% +9.3% year to date +53.50 from 576.75 on Dec 31, 2025
1 year +6.9% +6.9% 1 year +40.75 from 589.50 on Oct 31, 2025
  • High since Jun 27, 2025 845.25 Sep 1 · price 25.4% below
  • Low since Jun 27, 2025 565.00 Oct 13, 2025 · price 11.5% above
  • 20-session high 738.50 Oct 7 · price 14.7% below
  • 20-session low 636.25 Nov 3 · price 0.9% below
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Balance Sheet

WASDE · Oct 9, 2026 · 2026/27 forecast
  • Ending stocks 740M bu From 717M bu in Sep
  • Stocks-to-use 39.8% The tightest since 2023/24

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USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates for October 2026, released Oct 9: the U.S. all wheat balance sheet. Changes are against the September report.

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Exports

Week ending Oct 22 · 2026/27
  • Sold this season 11.5M t 29% behind last year's pace
  • Shipped so far 7.65M t 66% of sales · 37% of USDA's forecast

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USDA Export Sales Report for the week ending Oct 22, released Oct 29; the next one is out Nov 5 at 8:30 am ET. Season forecast: WASDE, Oct 2026.

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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 27

Net positions

FundsManaged money −1.9K −1.9K net short Managed money · Sold 8.3K on the week · most net short since Jun 9, 2026
CommercialsProducers and merchants −64.1K −64.1K net short Producers and merchants · Long 48.1K · short 112K · net +10.4K on the week
  • Funds on the week Sold 8.3K Most net short since Jun 9, 2026
  • Open interest 361K Up 6.3K on the week · 269 traders

Funds are hedge funds and other money managers (managed money). Commercials are the hedgers: farmers, elevators, processors and exporters (producers and merchants). Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 5,000 bushels, as of Tuesday’s close.

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Futures chain

KWZ26 Dec 2026 630.25 ¢/bu -6.00 -0.94%
KWH27 Mar 2027 637.25 ¢/bu -7.25 -1.12%
KWK27 May 2027 641.50 ¢/bu -7.00 -1.08%
KWN27 Jul 2027 646.50 ¢/bu -6.75 -1.03%
KWU27 Sep 2027 657.75 ¢/bu -6.25 -0.94%
KWZ27 Dec 2027 673.75 ¢/bu -5.25 -0.77%
KWH28 Mar 2028 689.75 ¢/bu -8.50 -1.22%
KWK28 May 2028 689.50 ¢/bu -9.25 -1.32%
KWN28 Jul 2028 675.00 ¢/bu -9.75 -1.42%
KWU28 Sep 2028 678.00 ¢/bu -11.00 -1.60%
KWZ28 Dec 2028 691.00 ¢/bu -9.25 -1.32%
KWH29 Mar 2029 699.50 ¢/bu -9.25 -1.31%
KWK29 May 2029 695.25 ¢/bu -9.25 -1.31%
KWN29 Jul 2029 658.75 ¢/bu -9.25 -1.38%

News Stories

Farms.comFarms.com•Nov 03 Market Trends Report – October & November 2026
BarchartBarchart•Nov 03 Wheat Faces Tuesday Weakness
Feedstuffs•Nov 03 Traders retain bearish tone Tuesday
World Grain•Nov 03 Drop in cereal imports factors in lower EU agri-food trade
BarchartBarchart•Nov 03 Wheat Falling Back on Tuesday Morning
Farms.comFarms.com•Nov 02 Brazil Election Results Weigh on Grain and Oilseed Markets
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Contract Specifications

Contract December 2026 · KWZ26
Exchange Chicago Board of Trade · KW
Contract size 5,000 bushels
Tick size ¼¢ per bushel · $12.50 per contract
Value of a 1¢ move $50 per contract
Contract months Mar, May, Sep, Dec (H, K, U, Z)
Trading hours 7:00 pm – 7:45 am and 8:30 am – 1:20 pm CT, Sun–Fri
Settlement Physical delivery

Cash Basis

USDA · Nov 3
No report

Strongest Colorado −51¢ · weakest Montana −118¢

USDA country-elevator bids against December futures, in cents per bushel; the legend runs from the weakest basis to the strongest.

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Stocks & Acreage

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Crop Progress

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Drought Monitor

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