CBOT Trends-Wheat down 14-16 cents, corn down 5-7 cents, soy down 4-6 cents
CHICAGO, May 6 (Reuters) - The following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Wednesday:
WHEAT - Down 14 to 16 cents per bushel
CBOT wheat set a two-week low amid pressure from losses in crude oil and hopes for rain in dry areas of the U.S. Plains.
Parts of the southern Plains, particularly Texas and Oklahoma, may see some relief later this month, Commodity Weather Group said in a forecast.
On Wednesday night, wheat crops in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado face a risk of frost, the firm said.
Dryness has already damaged crops and reduced yield potential in the region.
A group of Oklahoma crop experts on Tuesday projected the state's 2026 winter wheat harvest at 47.799 million bushels following an annual tour.
In Canada, stocks of wheat, canola and oats were up at the end of March compared to a year earlier.
CBOT July soft red winter wheat WN26 was last down 14-1/2 cents at $6.13-1/4 a bushel. K.C. July hard red winter wheat KWN26 was down 11 cents at $6.79 a bushel, and Minneapolis July spring wheat MWEN26 was down 10-1/4 cents at $6.85-3/4 a bushel.
CORN - Down 5 to 7 cents per bushel
CBOT corn extended a setback amid pressure from falling crude oil.
Oil prices slumped to two-week lows after a Pakistani source said that the United States and Iran were nearing an initial peace deal.
Traders were monitoring U.S. planting progress and said conditions looked generally favorable.
CBOT July corn CN26 was down 6-3/4 cents at $4.73-1/4 a bushel and touched the lowest price since April 27.
SOYBEANS - Down 4 to 6 cents per bushel
Declining oil CLc1 prices weighed on soybeans.
Traders were waiting for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week.
The American Soybean Association said it was worried China, the world's largest soy importer, could reimpose higher tariffs on American soybeans in response to a U.S. trade investigation into excess industrial capacity in major trading partners.
CBOT July soybeans SN26 were down 5-1/2 cents at $12.06 a bushel.
