Chicago grains firm as forecasts call for hot, dry weather
Hot, dry weather forecast leads to gains in wheat and corn
Soy lags on demand doubts after hitting two-week high on Tuesday
Strong yield forecasts from North Dakota wheat tour
Updates prices, adds quote in paragraph 8, changes byline, previous dateline PARIS/CANBERRA
By Renee Hickman
CHICAGO, July 24 (Reuters) -Chicago wheat and corn gained strength on Wednesday as the market monitored a hot, dry spell forecast in parts of North America, but gains were capped by sizeable global supplies.
Themost-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Wv1 climbed 8-1/4 cents to $5.51 per bushel at 11:27 a.m. CDT (1627 GMT).
CBOT corn Cv1 rose 4 cents to $4.21-1/4 a bushel, recovering after nearing its lowest point since 2020, as investors anticipated ample supply and amassed large net short positions in recent weeks.
"We're seeing some light short covering continue," said Karl Setzer, partner at Consus Ag Consulting, and slight premiums based on hot weather forecasts.
CBOT soybeans Sv1 edged down 2-3/4 cents to $10.72-3/4 abushel after hitting a two-week high on Tuesday, as doubts about demand returned.
Gains in wheat were capped by theprojections from scouts on the first day of an annual U.S. crop tour that springwheat in southern and east-central North Dakota will produce the highest yields in tour records since 1994.
Consultancy Sovecon also slightlyraised its forecast for Russia's 2024 wheat crop, illustrating favorable harvest prospects in the world's biggest wheat exporter.
But tradersare seekinga clearer picture of the rain-hit harvest in western Europe, including expectations of a poor crop in France.
Soybeans lagged on weaker demand. Soy had gained in previous sessions on bets that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump might not win the U.S. election and ramp up trade tensions with top importer China.
Concernsover Chinese demand, which have weighed on wider commodity markets, and competition from cheaper South American and Black Sea suppliers continued to cool export sentiment.
"We haven't had flash sales in a bit," said Setzer.
Reporting by Renee Hickman; Additional reporting by Gus Trompiz in Paris and Peter Hobson in Canberra; Editing by Richard Chang
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