Grain Markets

CHICAGO, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. FOB Gulf soybean basis offers fell sharply for summer loadings after the close on Tuesday, adding to losses from futures as traders reacted to rumors about turmoil in China's soy sector and the sharp discount of Brazil beans to the Gulf.

(Updates with U.S. trading, previous dateline SYDNEY) * Rain threatens corn planting progress after slow start * Expectations for U.S. imports weigh on soybeans * Wheat traders eye forecasts for rain in dry U.S. Plains By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures edged higher on Tuesday as concerns about slow planting

April 22 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans firmed at processors around the U.S. Midwest early on Tuesday as dealers tried to boost crushing supplies. * Farmer sales of soybeans remained slow on Tuesday morning as recent weakness in the futures market has pushed cash prices below $15 a bushel in many locations. *

* CBOT wheat edges down after losing more than 3 pct on Monday

* Wheat drops 3.6 percent to one-week low * Rain forecast in dry U.S. Plains in coming week * Warmer temperatures expected to speed up corn, soy planting (Updates with U.S. trading, changes dateline from LONDON) By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. grain and soybean futures sank on Monday as improved weather

April 21 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans held steady at elevators around the interior U.S. Midwest early on Monday despite slow farmer selling, grain dealers said. * Bids at processors were steady to firm as dealers at those locations tried to boost the supplies on hand as country movement has remained

* Wheat firms on weather concerns, exports * Soybean prices fall from nine-month high (Recasts, updates with U.S. trading, adds new analyst comment, changes byline, dateline) By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures rose 1.2 percent on Thursday, supported by concerns that a recent cold snap in key growing areas damaged

April 17 (Reuters) - Corn spot basis bids were steady to higher on Thursday around the U.S. Midwest in an effort to entice farmers to sell the remaining amounts of old-crop corn, grain merchants said. * Corn basis bids firmed by 2 to 3 cents per bushel at processors in the Western Corn Belt and

April 17 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were mixed early on Thursday as nearby values firmed amid good demand and slow farmer selling, while deferred bids eased in light trade ahead of the long Easter holiday weekend, traders said. * CIF basis bids for soybeans and

* U.S. soybeans fall, corn gains as spreads unwind