Kansas City Wheat (HRW) Futures (CBOT KW)

Chicago Board of Trade · May 2028 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per bushel

Contract Overview

766.75 ¢/bu -1.41% (-11.00) Today
Sep 28, 1:15 PM UTC-5
Price performance
Open —
Day's range —
Volume 0
Prev. settlement 777.75
30-day range 766.75 – 833.50
Open interest 55
Bid 762.50
Ask 766.50
Expires May 12, 2028

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 22 hr ago · Market open · closes 13:20 CT

Price Performance

May 2028 · KWK28

Returns

1 week −3.4% −3.4% 1 week −27.25 from 794.00 on Sep 22
1 month −6.9% −6.9% 1 month −56.75 from 823.50 on Aug 28
3 months +10.6% +10.6% 3 months +73.25 from 693.50 on Jun 30
  • High since Jun 2 833.50 Sep 2 · price 8.0% below
  • Low since Jun 2 682.75 Jun 29 · price 12.3% above
  • 20-session high 833.50 Sep 2 · price 8.0% below
  • 20-session low 766.75 Sep 28 · price is here
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Exports

Week ending Sep 17 · 2026/27
  • Sold this season 9.37M t 31% behind last year's pace
  • Shipped so far 6.29M t 67% of sales · 30% of USDA's forecast

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USDA Export Sales Report for the week ending Sep 17, released Sep 24; the next one is out Oct 1 at 8:30 am ET. Season forecast: WASDE, Sep 2026.

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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Sep 22

Net positions

FundsManaged money +41.7K +41.7K net long Managed money · Sold 4.0K on the week · net long for 13 weeks
CommercialsProducers and merchants −107K −107K net short Producers and merchants · Long 22.5K · short 129K · net +3.1K on the week
  • Funds on the week Sold 4.0K Net long for 13 weeks
  • Open interest 346K Down 1.4K on the week · 290 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 741.75 ¢/bu -4.00 -0.54%
KWH27 Mar 2027 755.00 ¢/bu -2.75 -0.36%
KWK27 May 2027 760.25 ¢/bu -2.00 -0.26%
KWN27 Jul 2027 756.75 ¢/bu -2.00 -0.26%
KWU27 Sep 2027 761.25 ¢/bu -1.75 -0.23%
KWZ27 Dec 2027 770.25 ¢/bu -2.00 -0.26%
KWH28 Mar 2028 775.50 ¢/bu -11.50 -1.46%
KWK28 May 2028 766.75 ¢/bu -11.00 -1.41%
KWN28 Jul 2028 731.75 ¢/bu -14.25 -1.91%
KWU28 Sep 2028 721.25 ¢/bu -14.25 -1.94%
KWZ28 Dec 2028 732.25 ¢/bu -16.75 -2.24%
KWH29 Mar 2029 740.75 ¢/bu -16.75 -2.21%
KWK29 May 2029 736.50 ¢/bu -16.75 -2.22%
KWN29 Jul 2029 689.00 ¢/bu -16.75 -2.37%

News Stories

Brownfield Ag NewsBrownfield Ag News•Sep 29 Fair, seasonal weather covers most of the eastern Corn Belt; beneficial showers expand on much of the Plains
World Grain•Sep 29 US-China tariff cuts exclude soybeans
BarchartBarchart•Sep 29 Corn, Wheat, and Soybean Prices Face a Wet Blanket as Heavy Rains Disrupt Crops
BarchartBarchart•Sep 29 Wheat Weakness Continuing on Tuesday Morning
BarchartBarchart•Sep 29 Wheat Posts Monday Losses
Brownfield Ag NewsBrownfield Ag News•Sep 28 Soybeans dive as China keeps import tariff in place
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Contract Specifications

Contract May 2028 · KWK28
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 · Sep 28
No report

Strongest Colorado −53¢ · weakest North Dakota −148¢

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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