Grain Markets

July 3 (Reuters) – Spot cash basis bids for corn were steady to mixed on Thursday in the U.S. Midwest in quiet trade ahead of the holiday weekend, dealer said. * In western Iowa, a processor purchased corn from commercial elevators as farmers sales have slowed, a dealer said. * Earlier this week dealers noted

SYDNEY, July 3 (Reuters) – U.S. soybeans edged lower on Thursday as expectations for bumper global stocks continued to weigh, although trading remained light ahead of a U.S. holiday on July 4. FUNDAMENTALS * November soybeans dipped 0.1 percent to $11.40-3/4 a bushel, having eased 0.5 percent on Wednesday. * Chicago Board Of Trade September

CHICAGO, July 2 (Reuters) – U.S. FOB Gulf grain basis offers were unchanged after the mostly lower futures close on Wednesday with traders switching early into holiday mode ahead of Friday’s long July 4th holiday weekend. * This week’s sharply lower futures markets following bearish USDA reports amid mostly ideal weather in the Corn Belt

* Ample rains, mild temps in the Midwest as corn nears pollination * China expected to scrap corn stockpiling * Soybeans lower on good weather, fund liquidation * CBOT wheat choppy while K.C., MGEX wheat decline (New throughout; updates prices, adds quotes; changes dateline from previous HAMBURG/SINGAPORE, changes byline) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 2

SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) – U.S. new-crop soybeans fell for the fourth straight session on Wednesday as prices lingered near a 4-1/2 month low as the oilseed continued to come under pressure from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for higher-than-expected production. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade November soybeans fell 0.22 percent to $11.45

(Updates with closing prices) * Corn nears 6-month low on USDA stocks data, good weather * Soy to fresh lows after plantings, stocks top estimates * Locks on upper Mississippi River close due to flooding * Wheat down as Egypt buys Romanian, Russian supplies By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, July 1 (Reuters) – U.S. grain futures

July 1 (Reuters) – Basis bids for corn and soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were steady to higher early on Tuesday, supported by slow farmer selling and sinking futures prices, traders said.

June 30 (Reuters) – Cash corn bids were steady to lower at U.S. Midwest processors and elevators on Monday, while soy bids held mostly steady as calls from farmers halted after the government released bearish crop data, grain merchants said. * Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy futures tumbled on Monday keeping farmers uninterested

(New throughout; updates prices and adds quotes; changes dateline from previous SYDNEY/LONDON, changes byline) * USDA sees U.S. soy plantings at record-high 84.8 million acres * U.S. soy stocks at 405 million bu, at high end of expectations * U.S. corn stocks top average trade guess; area in line with March * All-wheat acreage at

June 30 (Reuters) – Basis bids for corn and soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast held mostly steady early on Monday, supported by slow farmer sales and narrowly higher shipping costs on Midwest waterways, traders said.