CBOT Trends-Wheat up 1-2 cents, corn down 1 cent, soybeans up 4-5 cents
CHICAGO, June 1 (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 Monday.
WHEAT - Up 1 to 2 cents per bushel
CBOT wheat futures chopped up and down, with a devastating drought in the U.S. wheat belt lending support, though favorable harvest prospects elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere have weighed on prices.
Agriculture consultancy Sovecon said on Monday it had cut its 2025/26 Russian wheat export forecast by 0.6 million metric tons (mmt) to 46.8 mmt.
CBOT July soft red winter wheat WN26 was last up 1-3/4 cents at $6.12-1/4 a bushel. K.C. July hard red winter wheat KWN26 was last up 4 cents at $6.53-3/4 a bushel, while Minneapolis July spring wheat MWEN26 was 1/2 cent lower at $6.63-1/4 a bushel.
CORN - Down 1 cent per bushel
Corn futures set a six-week low as improved U.S. crop weather weighed.
Grains had retreated last week as signs of progress towards an extended U.S.-Iranian ceasefire, together with improved weather for U.S. crops, encouraged end-of-month profit-taking.
Traders are awaiting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress report after Monday's close for an update on field conditions.
Farmers in Brazil's center-south region had harvested 2.4% of their 2026 second corn crop as of last Thursday, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, up from 0.9% in the previous week and above the 1.3% reported a year earlier.
CBOT July corn CN26 was last down 1 cent at $4.45-3/4 per bushel.
SOYBEANS - Up 4 to 5 cents per bushel
Soybean futures gained ground on Monday as renewed fighting in the Middle East sent oil prices higher.
Oil prices rose more than 3% on Monday after Iran and the U.S. traded strikes and Israel ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in its battle with Tehran-backed Hezbollah. O/R
The oilseed has tracked fluctuations in crude oil during the conflict, partly reflecting the use of crops in biofuels.
U.S. soybean crush margins have soared, lending support to the soybean complex.
U.S. exporters sold 192,000 metric tons of soybeans to unknown destinations, the USDA reported on Monday.
CBOT July soybeans SN26 were last 5-1/4 cents higher at $11.92 per bushel.
