Wheat Leads the Grain Rally on Friday

AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Stocks Wheat Leads the Grain Rally on Friday February 27, 2026 — 09:07 pm EST Written by Austin Schroeder for Barchart-> The wheat complex rallied across all three markets on Friday, to lead the grain complex. Chicago SRW futures posted 15 to 19 ½ cent gains on Friday, with May up 11 ¼ cents. KC HRW futures were 17 to 21 ¼ cents in the green, as May was still down 4 ¾ cents this week. MPLS spring wheat was 8 to 15 3/4 cents higher in most contracts, with May up 12 ¾ cents. Short covering was noted to close out February.Commitments of Traders data from Friday indicated managed money slashing 50,740 contracts from their net short position in CBT wheat as of Tuesday, taking it to 17,297 contracts. That is the smallest that position has been since October 2022. Spec funds in KC wheat held their first net long position since August 2023, flipping it by 14,813 contracts to a net long of 4,204 contracts. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.

Weekly Export Sales for the week of 2/19 has the export commitment total at 22.998 MMT, 14% ahead of the same period last year. That is 94% of USDA’s export estimate and slightly behind the 96% average pace.The French soft wheat crop is estimated at 84% good/excellent, down 4 percentage points from the week prior according to the FranceAgriMer. Mar 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.91 1/4, up 19 1/2 cents,May 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.91 1/2, up 17 cents,Mar 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $5.72 3/4, up 21 1/4 cents,May 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $5.80 1/2, up 18 1/4 cents,Mar 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $5.99 1/4, up 15 3/4 cents,May 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $6.13 3/4, up 14 cents, On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. More news from Barchart Are Wheat Prices too Low?

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