CBOT wheat futures strengthen on weather concerns, capped by growing supply
CHICAGO, July 24 (Reuters) -Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures firmed on Wednesday as the market weighed the impact of a hot, dry spell in the U.S. against uncertainty about EU data and a growing supply outlook.
CBOT September soft red winter wheat WU24 rose 4-1/4 cents at $5.47 per bushel.
September K.C. hard red winter wheat KWU24 ended 3/4 cents higher at $5.67-1/2 per bushel and MGEX September spring wheat MWEU24 settled flat at $6.15-1/2 a bushel.
Hot, dry weather forecast for parts of the U.S. and Canada supported prices, according to analysts.
Scouts on the first day of an annual U.S. crop tour on Tuesday projected spring wheat in southern and east-central North Dakota will produce the highest yields in tour records dating to 1994
Soft wheat exports from the European Union since the start of the 2024/25 season in July had reached 1.44 million metric tons by July 21, down 35% from 2.21 million tons a year earlier, according to data published by the European Commission on Tuesday.
However, the Commission said export figures for France, the EU's largest wheat and barley exporter, have been incomplete since the beginning of the 2024 calendar year.
Ukraine's grain exports in the 2024/25 July-June season rose by about 67% to almost 2.78 million metric tons by July 24 from 1.67 million tons at the same date a season earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on Wednesday.
Reporting by Renee Hickman; Editing by Rod Nickel
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