The wheat complex are mostly lower so far on Tuesday, with weakness across much of the board. CBT soft red wheat futures are down 2 to 3 cents on Tuesday. KC HRW futures are down 5 to 6 cents so far at midday. There were another 2 deliveries issued overnight. MPLS spring wheat is down 4 to 5 cents in the nearbys.
The USDA weekly Crop Progress report showed 85% of the US spring wheat harvest complete by September 7, 1 percentage point ahead of normal. Montana and the Dakotas were lagging behind, with the other three major states ahead of normal harvest pace.
Ukraine winter wheat acreage is expected to be up to 4.75 million hectares (11.74 million acres), a 0.25 million hectare (617,700 acre) increase from last year according to the country’s economy ministry. European Commission data shows wheat exports accumulating to 3.2 MMT as of September1 since July 1, still behind the 5.05 MMT from the same time last year. Stats Canada reported July 31 stocks of wheat at 4.112 MMT, down 22.1% from last year, as wheat excluding durum was down 21.5% at 3.616 MMT.
Sep 25 CBOT Wheat is at $5.03, down 2 1/2 cents,
Dec 25 CBOT Wheat is at $5.21 1/4, down 2 1/2 cents,
Sep 25 KCBT Wheat is at $4.92 1/2, up 1/4 cent,
Dec 25 KCBT Wheat is at $5.11 3/4, down 5 1/2 cents,
Sep 25 MGEX Wheat is at $5.56, unchnch
Dec 25 MGEX Wheat is at $5.72 1/2, down 4 1/4 cents,
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