US wheat futures fell sharply on Thursday despite confirmation that China bought 120,000 tons of US wheat. Chicago SRW December lost 19.25 cents to 535.50 cents per bushel and Kansas City HRW December fell 17.75 cents.
Euronext December wheat lost 2.25 euros to 192.00 euros per tonne, and the USDA weekly export data was again unavailable due to the shutdown.
Profit taking after the China purchase confirmation and missing export data signal limited near-term support, with prices pressured lower across US and European wheat.
After 375 past bearish trade events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.0% to +1.1%), and -0.1% over 20.
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.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Reports that December SRW lost 19.25 cents to 535.50 despite the China purchase confirmation show a sharp sell-off on weak demand.