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Wheat

WH · Agriculture · CBOT · Quoted in USD/t
245.00 USD/t
-0.99 (-0.40%) today
· CI Indication

Origin markets

Origin spread 37.00 /t

Benchmark: US HRW 11% pro, FOB US Gulf. The same tonne prices differently by origin — freight, quality, sanctions and policy set the differential.

OriginBasisPricevs benchmarkMarket note
🇺🇸
US Gulf HRW
USA · quality reference
FOB USG245.00BenchmarkHard red winter — harvest 78% complete
🇷🇺
Novorossiysk
Russia · world #1 exporter
FOB Novo 12.5%217.00
-28.00 (-11.4%)widening
The global price setter — floating export tax keeps offers lowest
🇺🇦
Odesa
Ukraine · corridor flows
FOB Odesa 11.5%212.00
-33.00 (-13.5%)stable
Deepest discount — war-risk premium on every fixture
🇫🇷
Rouen
France · EU reference
FOB Rouen 11%233.00
-12.00 (-4.9%)narrowing
Competes with Black Sea into Maghreb — loses on price, wins on reliability
🇦🇺
Kwinana APW
Australia · Asia-facing
FOB Kwinana249.00
+4.000 (+1.6%)stable
Freight advantage to SE Asia supports a small premium

Differentials are indicative desk assessments over the live benchmark — 90-day spread trend shown per origin.

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Harvest, yield & outlook

Crop calendars, current-season yields and the desk read per origin — the supply side behind the origin differentials.

🇺🇸USA (HRW)
78% season
Harvest 78% complete · protein running average
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
planting harvest
Yield
3.45 t/ha 2.7%
Production
52.5 Mt 1.1%

Outlook: Harvest pressure fading into August; US stays uncompetitive vs Black Sea until Russian offers firm — watch the Novo spread.

🇷🇺Russia
15% season
New-crop harvest starting · southern regions cutting
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
planting harvest
Yield
3.20 t/ha 4.6%
Production
87.0 Mt 5.5%

Outlook: Big crop plus floating export tax keeps Russia the price floor for world wheat. New-crop offers pressure every tender into Q4.

🇦🇺Australia
25% season
Planted · winter rains tracking average
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
planting harvest
Yield
2.15 t/ha 1.8%
Production
30.5 Mt 3.2%

Outlook: Southern-hemisphere counter-season: Nov-Dec harvest supplies Asia when northern crops are sold. La Niña watch is the swing factor.

Open
245.99
Day High
248.20
Day Low
244.60
Prev Close
245.99
1W
-0.35%
1M
+0.79%
1Y
-12.75%
5Y
+2.73%
Exchange
CBOT

6-month range

Annualised volatility 10%
Low 198.44Now 245.00 · 38%High 320.72

Forward curve

Indicative term structure · Backwardation

Spot
245.00
USD/t
3M
243.71
-0.53%
6M
241.20
-1.55%
12M
235.81
-3.75%
18M
233.98
-4.50%
24M
229.89
-6.17%

In other units

Converted from 245.00 USD/t · indicative FX

USD/kg
0.245
USD/lb
0.111
EUR/t
225.40
CNY/t
1,776.25

About Wheat

Wheat is traded in the agriculture segment, with price discovery referenced against CBOT. The chart above shows the trailing 6-month indicative price path. Physical parcels of Wheat can be sourced or placed through the Off Market desk, listed openly on the Marketplace, or intermediated by a specialist broker.

AgricultureCBOTUSD/t-0.40% today
Top producers
1. China2. India3. Russia4. USA
Principal uses
  • Milling (bread & flour)
  • Animal feed
  • Starch & gluten