US Markets

June 9 (Reuters) – Spot basis bids for corn were mixed at processors and ethanol plants, but held steady at elevators around the U.S. Midwest on Monday as farmers were slow to sell crops, dealers said. * Weaker U.S. corn futures values kept a lid on corn sales in the cash market, grain merchants said.

* Corn falls for seven out of eight sessions

SINGAPORE, June 9 (Reuters) – Chicago corn dropped 0.8 percent on Monday, giving up some of last session’s gains and falling for seven out of eight days, as near-perfect crop weather in the U.S. Midwest buoyed expectations of record production. Wheat rose for a second consecutive session on concerns about adverse weather in Russia’s Volga

* Corn, wheat post strongest gains in a month * Weather worries in U.S., Russia fuel gains in HRW wheat * Late-session fund rolling lifts deferred-month soybeans (Updates with late rally in new-crop soybeans, adds closing prices, adds weekly trends) By Karl Plume CHICAGO, June 6 (Reuters) – U.S. corn futures jumped more than 2

June 6 (Reuters) – Basis bids for soft red winter wheat shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast tumbled to the lowest levels since September on Friday, pressured by the early harvest in the mid-South region, traders said.

* Corn hits 3-mth low, faces of 4th week of decline

CHICAGO, June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. FOB Gulf soybean basis offers were steady to firmer after the close on Thursday, with old-crop generally higher against a backdrop of lower futures, while corn and wheat were unchanged, traders said. * Slowed export demand as world buyers turn to cheaper South American supplies – reflected in Thursday’s

* Corn down for 4th day, falls to lowest since February * Soybeans drop 1 percent on low export sales, good weather * Wheat resumes downward slide ahead of winter crop harvest (Updates with closing prices, fund selling totals) By Karl Plume CHICAGO, June 5 (Reuters) – U.S. corn futures dropped for a fourth straight

June 5 (Reuters) – Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were steady to lower at U.S. Midwest river terminals on Thursday, pressured by limited demand and higher shipping costs on some waterways, grain merchants said. * Soybean bids stabilized at processing plants after steep declines tied to the roll of the basis to Chicago

* Wheat falls to near 3-month low after modest gains