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WH · Agriculture · CBOT · Quoted in USD/t
245.00 USD/t
-0.990 (-0.40%) today
· CI Indication

Origin markets

Origin spread 37.00 USD/t

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

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
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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 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