Traders are eyeing USDA crop progress data due this week, which could reshape short-term price action amid tightening export supply forecasts. His nose is good. What we do is so unpredictable, and his job is on such a strict schedule. So it’s actually a blessing — I try to organize my time so I can be where he is. This time of year, I get to hunker down, slow down, support him and live life. When the offseason rolls around, it’s go-time for me. Track forward-looking risk expectations on Wheat with the CME Group Volatility Index (CVOL TM ), a robust measure of 30-day implied volatility derived from deeply liquid options on Wheat futures. Grain futures quotes from CME show wheat futures marginally gaining, aided by rising geopolitical tension near key shipping routes. Grain analysts project near-term volatility spikes.