Wheat Futures Extend Losses in Early Tuesday Trading

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Wheat futures are trading lower on Tuesday morning, with losses ranging from 3 to 9 cents across the complex. On Monday, Chicago SRW contracts fell 11 to 18 cents, KC HRW futures dropped 10 to 16 and a quarter cents, and MPLS spring wheat slipped 1 and a half to 9 and a quarter cents. The USDA reported that 81% of the US winter wheat crop is harvested, 2% ahead of the five-year average, while spring wheat conditions held steady at 53% good to excellent. Export inspections for the week ending July 23 totaled 394,785 metric tons, up 71.82% from the prior week and 36.01% above the same week last year, though cumulative shipments of 2.543 million metric tons remain 23.21% below last year's pace. SovEcon lowered its Russian wheat export estimate by 1.9 million metric tons to 44.6 million metric tons.

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