Chicago Wheat (SRW) Futures (CBOT ZW)

Chicago Board of Trade · September 2027 contract · Priced in U.S. cents per bushel

Contract Overview

717.75 ¢/bu -0.03% (-0.25) Today
Sep 29, 12:00 PM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 715.75
Day's range 711.00 – 718.75
Volume 1.16K
Prev. settlement 718.00
30-day range 713.25 – 803.00
Open interest 10.28K
Bid 717.75
Ask 718.25
Expires Sep 14, 2027

CBOT · Delayed 10 min · Updated 11 min ago · Market open · closes 13:20 CT

Price Performance

September 2027 · ZWU27

Returns

1 week −3.7% −3.7% 1 week −27.25 from 745.00 on Sep 22
1 month −9.4% −9.4% 1 month −74.25 from 792.00 on Aug 28
3 months +11.6% +11.6% 3 months +74.50 from 643.25 on Jun 30
6 months +8.9% +8.9% 6 months +58.75 from 659.00 on Mar 30
Year to date +19.3% +19.3% year to date +116.00 from 601.75 on Dec 31, 2025
1 year +17.0% +17.0% 1 year +104.25 from 613.50 on Sep 26, 2025
  • 52-week high 794.75 Sep 1 · price 9.7% below
  • 52-week low 593.50 Dec 15, 2025 · price 20.9% above
  • 20-session high 794.75 Sep 1 · price 9.7% below
  • 20-session low 718.00 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 −13.1K −13.1K net short Managed money · Sold 8.4K on the week · most net short since Aug 25, 2026
CommercialsProducers and merchants −63.0K −63.0K net short Producers and merchants · Long 79.5K · short 142K · net +5.2K on the week
  • Funds on the week Sold 8.4K Most net short since Aug 25, 2026
  • Open interest 595K Down 7.7K on the week · 443 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

ZWZ26 Dec 2026 692.00 ¢/bu +3.25 +0.47%
ZWH27 Mar 2027 706.50 ¢/bu +3.00 +0.43%
ZWK27 May 2027 712.75 ¢/bu +2.00 +0.28%
ZWN27 Jul 2027 713.00 ¢/bu +1.00 +0.14%
ZWU27 Sep 2027 717.75 ¢/bu -0.25 -0.03%
ZWZ27 Dec 2027 727.00 ¢/bu -1.75 -0.24%
ZWH28 Mar 2028 735.75 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZWK28 May 2028 734.75 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZWN28 Jul 2028 717.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZWU28 Sep 2028 722.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZWZ28 Dec 2028 733.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZWH29 Mar 2029 738.25 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZWK29 May 2029 728.75 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%
ZWN29 Jul 2029 695.00 ¢/bu 0.00 0.00%

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 September 2027 · ZWU27
Exchange Chicago Board of Trade · ZW
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, Jul, Sep, Dec (H, K, N, 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 Virginia +18¢ · weakest Ohio −90¢

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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