CBOT wheat rises on short covering, bargain buying

CHICAGO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended higher on Thursday as the market rebounded from contract lows reached this week, traders said.

• Short covering and bargain buying helped boost prices, they said.

• Weekly U.S. wheat export sales were 539,800 metric tons for 2025-26, compared to analysts' estimates for 300,000 to 600,000 metric tons.

• CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ25 settled 7-1/2 cents higher at $5.27 per bushel. The most-active contract Wv1 set a one-week high.

• K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ25 last traded 5-1/2 cents higher at $5.12-1/4 a bushel. Minneapolis December spring wheat MWEZ25 rose 5-1/4 cents to $5.73 a bushel.

• Next week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is slated to issue quarterly data on grain stocks and estimates for U.S. wheat output.