
US soft red winter (SRW) wheat exports are set to surpass hard red winter (HRW) wheat for the first time, driven by a large purchase from China. HRW exports for 2023-24 are on track for all-time lows across 40 years of records despite larger HRW supplies.
Chinese buying concentrated on SRW supports Chicago wheat while HRW remains weak on poor export demand, widening the spread between the two classes. Buyers should expect SRW to hold firmer than HRW in the near term.
After 82 past bearish trade events, Wheat (HRW) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -2.8% to +1.9%), and +0.1% over 20.
After 431 past bullish trade events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (50% higher; middle half -1.3% to +2.1%), and +0.5% over 20.
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