The wheat complex posted some mixed trade across the three exchanges, as the Chicago market was the strongest of the three. CBT soft red wheat futures were up 2 to 3 cents on the day. KC HRW futures closed the session with losses of 3 to 4 cents. MPLS spring wheat saw 2 to 5 ¼ cent losses at the close.
The weekly NASS Crop Progress report showed the winter wheat harvest at 98% complete. The spring wheat crop was 53% harvested, behind the 54% average. The final condition rating for the year saw 49% of the crop in good/excellent categories, down 1%, as the Brugler500 index was steady at 333.
