CBOT Trends-Wheat steady-up 1 cent, corn steady-down 1, soy down 6-9
CHICAGO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The following are expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Wednesday.
WHEAT - Steady to up 1 cent per bushel
CBOT wheat was little changed after touching a four-month low, supported by a fall in the dollar after a sweeping victory for Democrats in the US midterm elections FRX/
Diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine and Iran wars also weighed on grain markets, raising expectations that disruption to Black Sea and Gulf commodity flows could ease
CBOT December soft red winter wheat was last 1-1/4 cents higher at $6.01 per bushel; KC December hard red winter wheat was last 1-1/2 cents higher at $6.37-3/4 per bushel, and Minneapolis December spring wheat was last 1/2 cent higher at $6.20 per bushel.
CORN - Steady to down 1 cent per bushel
CBOT corn eased under pressure from expectations for large US crops and uncertainty over export demand
The US Department of Agriculture said on Monday the US corn harvest was 74% complete
Adding to favorable supply prospects, commodity brokerage StoneX on Tuesday raised its estimates for this year's US corn and soybean crops
CBOT December corn was last unchanged at $4.42-1/2 per bushel
SOYBEANS - Down 6 to 9 cents per bushel
CBOT soybeans turned lower on supply and harvest pressure
US exporters sold 167,000 metric tons of soybeans to Spain for 2026/2027 delivery, the USDA reported
The US Department of Agriculture said on Monday the US soybean harvest was 88% complete
On the demand side, traders have been disappointed with Chinese demand, despite a run of soybean export sales
Chinese buying of US farm goods other than soybeans is on track for a seven-year low this year despite an agreement to purchase billions of dollars in imports, a Reuters analysis of customs data showed
In Brazil, meanwhile, a lower currency could reinforce export competition for US soybeans
CBOT January soybeans were last 6-3/4 cents lower at $12.07-1/4 per bushel