WheatZW / KE / MWE

At a glance

Sold by farmers by class (HRW, SRW, HRS, white, durum) · bought by mills and exporters
Checked first: Cash bid for your class and protein, and basis to the matching futures (KC, Chicago, Minneapolis)

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Guide

How this market is measured, traded and harvested.

Know the market

Unit: Bushel = 60 lb (27.2 kg); 36.74 bu = 1 metric ton
Classes: Hard red winter, soft red winter, hard red spring, white, durum: priced separately, never mixed
Futures: CBOT SRW (ZW), KC HRW (KE): 5,000 bu each; HRS (MWE)
Marketing year: June – May
Key reports: WASDE, Crop Progress, Small Grains Annual Summary (Sept)

When it is harvested

Usual harvest months · this month highlighted

OriginJFMAMJJASOND

U.S. winter wheat

U.S. spring wheat

European Union

Russia

Australia

Argentina

Reference, not measured data. USDA NASS · Usual planting and harvesting dates · USDA FAS · GAIN attaché reports · CME Group · agriculture contract specifications

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