Softs – Midday Recap – July 15,2009
KC WHEAT SWINGS BACK TO UPSIDE
Kansas City wheat futures traded back to the upside today, following outside markets and an overall lack of selling interest, according to traders. The U.S. dollar is trading lower this morning and crude oil is weaker, traders said. Technically, wheat futures are oversold and some short covering came back in today, traders added.
There was little news in the marketplace today and KC wheat was trading and KC Sep wheat was 7 cents higher at $5.65 at midday.
CASH GRAIN: The basis feels steady today, according to traders.
:KCBT wheat volume/open interest for July 14
In contracts
Wheat Volume Exchs Open-Int Change
Jul-09 9 0 0 -536
Sep-09 7286 1698 42502 -574
Dec-09 2991 24 34629 +209
Mar-10 321 24 5722 +50
May-10 97 0 1252 +49
Jul-10 433 0 9950 +140
Sep-10 16 0 224 +1
Dec-10 173 0 1169 +108
Mar-11 0 0 0 +0
May-11 0 0 0 +0
Jul-11 0 0 130 +0
Sep-11 0 0 0 +0
TOTAL 11326 1746 95578 -553
Provided by: KCBT