
Kansas City and CBOT wheat futures set life-of-contract highs for a third straight day on war-related Black Sea disruptions and speculative buying. Farmers are forward-selling new-crop HRW wheat as December KC futures rose about 16.6% in August.
Farmer forward selling into rallies adds supply at elevated prices, but sustained Black Sea disruption keeps HRW prices firm for feed and milling buyers.
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KC HRW futures hit life-of-contract highs for a third straight day on Black Sea disruption and speculative buying, directly describing the 5-day price surge.