The wheat complex was mostly lower on Monday, with winter wheat falling and spring wheat holding up. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 1/4 to 8 3/4 cents in the red at the close. KC HRW futures were down 4 1/4 to 8 1/2 cents. MPLS spring wheat was firmer, with fractional gains in the front months and deferred steady to 2 ½ cents lower.

NASS Crop Progress data showed 74% of the US winter wheat crop harvested by Sunday, 3% ahead of normal. The spring wheat crop was 86% headed, 1% ahead of the 5-year average pace. Spring wheat conditions were 53% gd/ex, down 5%, with the Brugler500 index 6 points lower to 345.

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USDA’s FGIS tallied wheat export shipments at 231,991 MT (7.8 mbu) during the week ending on July 16. That was up well below the week prior and less than 1/3 of the same week last year. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are 1.893 MMT (78.21 mbu), which is now 29.5% below the same period last year.

Argus estimates the French wheat crop at 30.8 MMT, a 7.6% drop from last year if realized.

Sep 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.74, down 8 3/4 cents,

Dec 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.91 1/2, down 8 1/4 cents,

Sep 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.23 3/4, down 8 1/2 cents,

Dec 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $7.39, down 7 3/4 cents,

Sep 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $6.92 1/4, up 1/2 cent,

Dec 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $7.17 1/4, up 1/2 cent,

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