Wheat is showing losses across most contracts on Tuesday as the dollar index is continuing its rebound. Chicago SRW futures are 9 to 10 cents in the red at midday. KC contracts are down 6 to 7 cents so far at midday. MPLS spring wheat is continuing weakness into Tuesday, with 3 to 4 ½ cent losses
Crop Progress data after the close showed 80% of the US winter wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 1 point behind average. Spring wheat was 3% behind normal at 95% headed. Harvest was tallied at 1%. Conditions of the northern crop were down 3% to 49% gd/ex, as the Brugler500 index was down 6 to 332. The only state to see improvement was MN, up 3, with MT down another 11 and ND losing 3 points.
EU soft wheat exports are pegged at 803,256 MT from July 1 to July 27 according to the EU Commission, which is well below the 2.248 MMT last year in the same time period.
Sep 25 CBOT Wheat is at $5.29 1/4, down 9 1/4 cents,
Dec 25 CBOT Wheat is at $5.49, down 9 3/4 cents,
Sep 25 KCBT Wheat is at $5.19, down 7 cents,
Dec 25 KCBT Wheat is at $5.40, down 6 3/4 cents,
Sep 25 MGEX Wheat is at $5.77, down 4 1/2 cents,
Dec 25 MGEX Wheat is at $6.00, down 3 cents,
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