CBOT Trends-Wheat and corn down 1-3 cents, soy up 4-6 cents
CHICAGO, Aug 14 (Reuters) -Following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Wednesday.
WHEAT - Down 1 to 3 cents per bushel
* CBOT wheat Wv1 sags near four-year lows as cheaper Black Sea supplies provide tough competition for global export sales.
* Egypt may buy up to 1.8 million metric tons of wheat from sellers including Russia, traders in Europe and the Middle East said.
* In France, this year's soft wheat crop is set to be the smallest since the 1980s and shows mixed milling quality due to heavy rains, FranceAgriMer said.
* CBOT September soft red winter wheat WU24 was last down 2-1/4 cents at $5.26-1/2 per bushel. K.C. September hard red winter wheat KWU24 was last 3-3/4 cents weaker at $5.44 per bushel, and MGEX September spring wheat MWEU24 was last 1 cent lower at $5.92 per bushel.
CORN - Down 1 to 3 cents per bushel
* CBOT corn Cv1 stabilized overnight as neighboring soybean futures recovered from 2020 lows. Traders said the markets are oversold.
* The most-active corn contract hit a 2020 low on Monday.
* Large supplies and largely favorable U.S. crop weather continue to hang over corn and soy futures. A steadying in crude oil prices lent some support to the crops used in biofuels.
* Ukraine's 2024 corn harvest may fall to 20 to 21 million metric tons from around 30 million in 2023 if drought continues, the Ukrainian Agrarian Council said.
* CBOT December corn CZ24 was last down 3/4 cent at $3.96-1/2 per bushel.
SOYBEANS - Up 4 to 6 cents
* Most-active CBOT soybeans Sv1 rebounded slightly overnight after dropping to their lowest level since September 2020.
* The market is oversold after sinking on higher-than-expected 2024-25 U.S. production and ending stocks estimates issued by the Department of Agriculture on Monday, analysts said.
* Rains this week are likely to narrow patchy dry spots in the U.S. Midwest, Commodity Weather Group said, benefiting crops. Analysts are watching weather forecasts for later this month to see whether conditions become drier.
* CBOT November soybeans SX24 were last 5 cents higher at $9.67-1/2 per bushel.
Reporting by Tom Polansek; Editing by David Holmes
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