WHEAT
AgricultureWheat / USD
WHEAT tracks CBOT Wheat futures (ticker ZW, soft red winter), one of the global benchmark prices for wheat trade: 5,000 bushels per contract, quoted in cents per bushel. Wheat is the most geopolitically sensitive grain — Russia and Ukraine are top exporters, so Black Sea tensions, weather across major origins (US/Russia/EU/Australia/Argentina) and global stocks regularly trigger sharp moves. Hours follow the grain calendar: opening Sunday 19:00 Central Time, each trading day closing at 13:20 CT with a daily 07:45–08:30 CT maintenance break; closed on weekends.
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| Code | WHEAT (futures ZW) |
| Category | Agriculture (grains) |
| Exchange | CBOT |
| Contract size | 5,000 bushels/contract (soft red winter) |
| Quoted in | Cents per bushel |
| Trading hours | Sun 19:00 CT open, daily close 13:20 CT (daily 07:45–08:30 break); closed on weekends |
| Status | -- |
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Weekly trading hours (in your local time)
Exchange local time (US Central Time): Sun 19:00 open → Mon 13:20 close (daily break 07:45–08:30)；Mon 19:00 open → Tue 13:20 close (daily break 07:45–08:30)；Tue 19:00 open → Wed 13:20 close (daily break 07:45–08:30)；Wed 19:00 open → Thu 13:20 close (daily break 07:45–08:30)；Thu 19:00 open → Fri 13:20 close (daily break 07:45–08:30).
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| Day (your time zone) | US Eastern Time (DST period) | US Eastern Time (standard time) |
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| Mon | 14:20 close · 20:00 open | 14:20 close · 20:00 open |
| Tue | 14:20 close · 20:00 open | 14:20 close · 20:00 open |
| Wed | 14:20 close · 20:00 open | 14:20 close · 20:00 open |
| Thu | 14:20 close · 20:00 open | 14:20 close · 20:00 open |
| Fri | 14:20 close | 14:20 close |
| Sat | Closed | Closed |
| Sun | 20:00 open | 20:00 open |
Trading hours are for reference only; always check with the exchange. DST switch dates vary by year (e.g. US: second Sunday of March to first Sunday of November); this tool handles them automatically via the browser time zone database.
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Macro data that often moves WHEAT (dedicated macro pages coming soon).
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