CBOT wheat futures touch 2-week low on incoming harvests supplying market
CHICAGO, May 27 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures slumped to a two-week low on Wednesday, rounding off a fifth consecutive day of losses, as traders ignored a worsening of U.S. crop ratings and looked ahead to Northern Hemisphere harvests that will pour new supply into the market.
CBOT July soft red winter wheat WN26 finished 13 cents lower at $6.22-1/2 per bushel.
K.C. July hard red winter wheat KWN26 dropped 6-1/2 cents to $6.69-3/4 per bushel, and Minneapolis July spring wheat MWEN26 settled down 11 cents at $6.80-3/4 per bushel.
U.S. government data on Tuesday indicated that 26% of the U.S. winter wheat crop was in good-to-excellent condition, below analysts' expectations and the lowest on record for this time of the year.
Agriculture consultancy SovEcon raised its forecast on Wednesday for Russia's 2026 wheat crop to 90.3 million metric tons from 89.7 million tons seen earlier, citing favorable "moisture reserves".
India's wheat production rose to record highs in the 2025/26 crop year, the government said on Wednesday, as ample monsoon rainfall helped farmers expand acreage.
