Grain Markets

* Intense heat, wind in southern U.S. Plains stresses wheat * Trade monitoring unrest in key Ukraine port city of Odessa * Corn higher as wheat soars, USDA planting progress awaited * Soy lower after Canada reports record-high canola stocks (Recasts with U.S. trading, adds quotes; changes byline, dateline, previous PARIS/SYDNEY) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO,

May 5 (Reuters) – Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast jumped by as much as 10 cents per bushel early on Monday, rebounding from the lowest levels in about 1-1/2 years on support from tight supplies and good demand from domestic processors, traders said.

(Adds Ukraine news; updates prices) * Temperatures across Southern Plains soar * Corn edges down, soybeans firm By Colin Packham SYDNEY, May 5 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures rose as much as 3.4 percent on Monday to an 11-month high on fears that recent hot, dry weather will curb production in the United States, the

(Adds closing prices and analyst comments) By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 2 (Reuters) – U.S. wheat futures surged 2 percent to their highest levels in more than a year on Friday, bolstered by concerns of drought-reduced production in the southern Plains, where triple-digit temperatures could bake the crop this weekend. Corn extended losses after a

May 2 (Reuters) – Spot basis bids for soybeans and corn were steady to higher at processors and elevators around the U.S. Midwest early on Friday as farmers held off on selling crops, dealers said. * Some growers inquired about delayed pricing for old-crop soybeans already moved to a processor, but no new sales were

May 2 (Reuters) – Following are U.S. trade expectations for the opening of the Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy complex trading at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Friday.

* Forecasts call for drier weather in U.S. Midwest

(Updates U.S. market activity to close, adds analyst comments) * Warmer, drier weather forecast for U.S. corn belt * U.S. crop tour finds wheat yields well below average By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. grain futures tumbled on Thursday, with soybeans falling the most since September and corn the most in a

May 1 (Reuters) – Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans held steady at processors and elevators around the U.S. Midwest early on Thursday as lower Chicago Board of Trade futures pressured cash prices, dealers said. * Weaker CBOT corn and soybean prices early on Thursday kept farmers uninterested in selling crops, grain merchants said.

May 1 (Reuters) – Basis bids for corn and soft red winter wheat shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast declined early on Thursday, pressured by limited exporter demand and a recent spike in farmer sales of the crops, traders said.