K.C. May hard red winter wheat dropped 6 cents to end at $4.44-1/4 a bushel, while MGEX March spring wheat rose 2 cents to $5.55 a bushel. Wheat was weighed down by stiff global competition from lower-cost suppliers such as Russia.
Futures also fell on technical selling. All Chicago and K.C. wheat futures contracts posted contract lows for a second consecutive session. Condition ratings for winter wheat declined from late November to late February across much of the US Plains, the US Department of Agriculture said on Monday.