The wheat complex weakness leaked into the Tuesday trade, closing mostly lower across the three markets. Chicago SRW wheat was fractionally lower in most contracts. KC HRW contracts were 5 to 6 cents in the red on Tuesday. MPLS spring wheat saw losses of 6 to 8 cents at the close.
USDA’s Crop Progress data showed the US winter wheat crop at 53% harvested, behind the 54% average. Conditions were unchanged at 48% gd/ex as the Brugler 500 index was up 2 points to 331. The spring wheat crop was 61% headed, ahead of the 58% average. Spring wheat conditions were down 3% to 48% gd/ex, with the Brugler500 index down 8 to 337. By state, MN was down 8, with ND falling 4 points.
