Grain Markets

* Wheat firms; Egypt tender eyed * Corn down 1.4 percent, soybeans down 1.3 percent (Updates with European trading; changes byline, dateline, previous PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, Oct 10 (Reuters) – U.S. corn and soybean futures fell sharply on Friday as investors staked out positions ahead of a key government report that was expected

Oct 10 (Reuters) – Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans around the U.S. Midwest were mixed early on Friday in quiet trade ahead of a monthly government crop report due for release at midmorning. * Rainy weather in the southern Corn Belt halted harvesting of corn and soybeans and slowed deliveries to elevators and

SYDNEY, Oct 10 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday, rebounding from sharp losses in the previous session and poised to record a weekly climb of more than 2 percent, though expectations the U.S. government would report plentiful global supplies capped gains. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board of Trade front-month wheat was up more than

* Ample supplies weighing on wheat as demand wanes * Corn, soy firm despite expectations for record crops (Adds U.S. trading, analyst comment, changes dateline from PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, Oct 9 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures fell 2.7 percent from four-week highs on Thursday, with investors focusing on poor demand and plentiful global

* Soybeans bounce away from Tuesday’s contract low * Corn around 2-wk low on hopes of record U.S. production (Adds continued soybean strength in European trade, comment) By Michael Hogan and Naveen Thukral HAMBURG/SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Chicago soybeans rose on Wednesday, lifted by expectations of an increase in demand after prices slid to

SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) – U.S. corn futures fell for a third session on Wednesday to hover near a two-week low, pressured by expectations of a bumper crop and a firmer U.S. dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board of Trade December corn dropped 0.4 percent to $3.63-1/2 a bushel. It slid 0.7 percent on Tuesday, after

* U.S. corn ratings rise in latest week * CBOT November soybeans pare losses after contract low * Short-covering lifts wheat (Adds closing U.S. prices, analyst comment on soy and wheat) By Rod Nickel Aug 26 (Reuters) – Corn futures fell on Tuesday with the U.S. crop reported in the best shape in two decades,

* Corn little changed after bumper supplies spark fall

CHICAGO, Aug 25 (Reuters) – U.S. FOB Gulf soybeans for nearby loadings fell sharply on Monday, tracking the slide in CIF barge values which spiked higher last week on processor demand, traders said. * FOB Gulf corn was softer after another week of ideal weather. Wheat values were generally steady in quiet markets with Egypt’s

* Corn retreats on forecast of record crop * New-crop soybeans hit contract low, wheat falls (Updates with U.S. trading, analyst’s comment; changes byline, dateline from HAMBURG/SINGAPORE) By Rod Nickel Aug 25 (Reuters) – Chicago corn futures fell on Monday after two straight days of gains while soybeans slid to a contract low on forecasts