GRAINS-U.S. wheat gains on strong export prospects

* Rain forecasts weigh on corn, soybean markets * Corn on track for sixth straight weekly loss (Adds U.S. trading, comments, changes byline/dateline, previous PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures rose on Friday for the third straight day on hopes U.S. supplies will gain more traction on the export






GRAINS-Corn falls, set for 13 percent monthly slide

SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. new-crop corn fell on Thursday, with the grain poised to finish the month down 13 percent as expectations for ample supplies weighed on prices. FUNDAMENTALS * December corn was down 0.5 percent and heading for a 13 percent monthly fall, the contract’s biggest monthly fall and the third in