Grain Markets

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Corn and soy cash basis bids held mostly steady at U.S. Midwest processors and elevators early on Friday as many growers checked new crop prices, but were hesitant to book sales, dealers said. * Farmers were still in holiday mode holding off on selling crops until the new year, dealers said.

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Export premiums for corn, soybeans and wheat at the U.S. Gulf Coast were largely unchanged on Thursday in light dealings following Wednesday's Christmas holiday, traders said. * Few trades were seen in the FOB or CIF markets with many traders still on holiday and loading capacity effectively sold out through the

(Refiles to remove extraneous letters from headline) Dec 26 (Reuters) - Cash basis bids for corn and soybeans were mostly unchanged across the U.S. Midwest on Thursday in slow post-holiday trade, dealers said. * Corn bids gained 2 cents per bushel at a closely watched processor in Blair, Nebraska, and an elevator in Council Bluffs,

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Cash basis bids for corn and soybeans were largely unchanged across the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday in slow trading ahead of Wednesday's Christmas holiday, dealers said. * Corn bids gained 3 cents per bushel at a closely watched processor and ethanol plant in Blair, Nebraska, following higher bids earlier this week

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Export premiums for corn, soybeans and wheat at the U.S. Gulf Coast were mostly steady on Tuesday in light trading ahead of the Christmas holiday on Wednesday when U.S. grain markets will be closed, traders said. * Nearby Gulf basis offers were scarce for all three commodities as capacity to load

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Corn cash basis bids were steady to higher at U.S. Midwest processors and ethanol plants early on Tuesday, supported by a slow pace of farmer sales and deliveries in addition to a downturn in futures, dealers said. * Chicago Board of Trade corn futures declined narrowly and were on pace to

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were mostly steady to weak early on Tuesday amid light demand and adequate supplies in the export pipeline, traders said. * CIF wheat and soybean basis bids were unchanged in quiet trade ahead of the Christmas holiday on Wednesday

Dec 24 (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. CST (1430 GMT) on Tuesday.

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Corn spot basis bids were steady to higher across the U.S. Midwest on Monday supported by few farmer sales despite Chicago futures trading at their highest in about 1-1/2 months, grain merchants said. * Corn bids gained 2 cents a large processor in Decatur, Illinois, where the basis was a premium

Dec 23 (Reuters) - Corn and soybean spot basis bids held mostly steady across the U.S. Midwest early on Monday, supported by a slow pace of sales and deliveries in a slow start to a holiday-shortened week, grain merchants said. * Chicago Board of Trade corn futures were trading at the highest level since Nov.