Grain Markets

Dec 20 (Reuters) - Export premiums for corn, soybeans and wheat at the U.S. Gulf Coast were mostly steady in quiet dealings on Friday, with nearby basis offers supported by limited available loading capacity for December and January shipments, traders said. * Trading activity in grains markets was winding down ahead of the year-end holidays.

Dec 20 (Reuters) - Cash basis bids for corn and soybeans were largely unchanged around the U.S. Midwest early on Friday amid light offerings from farmers and limited demand from processors and ethanol plants, grain merchants said. * Farmers sold little of either crop this week but few buyers were bidding aggressively despite the slow

SYDNEY, Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures fell for the seventh consecutive session on Friday, pushing weekly losses to more than 3 percent and extending three-week losses to nearly 10 percent, as bumper global wheat stocks weigh on prices. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade March wheat slipped 0.3 percent by 0130 GMT. *

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Corn cash basis bids were mostly steady to higher at U.S. Midwest elevators and rail terminals on Thursday, lifted by the ongoing slow pace of fresh sales by farmers, dealers said. * With Chicago Board of Trade corn futures moving in a narrow range for more than a month, many growers

(Recasts, adds U.S. trading, new analyst quote, dateline, byline) * Wheat rises after five losing sessions; corn also firm * Gains capped by firm dollar after Fed trims bond buying * Poor export sales pressure soybeans By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat and corn futures edged higher on Thursday, with wheat

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Corn and soybean cash basis bids held steady around the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday after lower futures at the Chicago Board of Trade stalled farmer sales of the crops, grain merchants said. * Some farmers sold soybeans early but sales of the oilseed largely halted after CBOT soybean futures prices fell,

* Wheat drops for 5th day in a row; Egypt bypasses U.S. supplies

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Corn and soybean spot basis bids were steady to narrowly mixed around the U.S. Midwest early on Tuesday as a slow pace of farmer sales was offset by dull demand from processors and elevators, dealers said. * Profit margins for both soybean processors and corn ethanol plants remained historically strong but

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were largely unchanged across the U.S. Midwest early on Monday as mostly flat activity in the futures market failed to spur significant sales of the commodities, grain merchants said. * Corn futures edged lower while soybeans posted only modest gains in a bargain-buying bounce.

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Corn export premiums at the U.S. Gulf Coast held mostly steady on Friday, underpinned by tight nearby loading capacity and moderate demand for early spring shipments, traders said. * U.S. Gulf loading capacity was effectively sold out for December and January. * Some Latin American importers, including Venezuela, were in the