Wheat is starting off Tuesday with slight losses. The wheat complex was mixed across the three exchanges on Monday with HRW weakness. Chicago SRW futures were up 3 ¾ to 7 ¼ cents across the board. Open interest slipped 6,458 contracts on Monday, mostly in May (-9,137). KC HRW futures were 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cents lower on Monday. MPLS spring wheat was steady to 4 cents higher.
Crop Progress data showed the US spring wheat at 12% planted, matching the normal pace from the last 5 years. Emergence was pegged at 2%. The winter wheat crop was at 20% headed, which was 8 percentage points head of normal. Condition ratings dropped 4 percentage points to 30%, with the Brugler500 index down 5 points to 290.
