Corn, soybeans ease as market digests Trump tariff threats
Corn and soybean futures buffeted by tariff news
Wheat declines limited by technical buying, demand uptick
Updates with U.S. morning hours
By Heather Schlitz
CHICAGO, Nov 26 (Reuters) -Chicago corn and soybean futures slipped on Tuesday following president-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs against major trading partners, while forecasts for strong South American crops also pressured prices, traders said.
Wheat futures eased on corn and soy weakness after climbing earlier in a technical bounce as market players shrugged off last week's news of escalating Black Sea conflict.
Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, said on Monday he would impose a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico until those countries clamped down on drugs and migrants crossing the border, while also outlining an additional 10% tariff on imports from China.
Market reaction was relatively muted.
"Beans and corn aren't falling apart," Ted Seifried, vice president of Zaner Group, said. "The concept of tariffs has been widely accepted for the last two weeks, and we're waiting to see how that plays out."
Chicago Board of Trade soybeans Sv1 fell 6-1/2 cents to $9.79-1/4 a bushel as of 11:06 a.m. CST (1706 GMT), with declines tempered by a rise in soyoil futures.
Chicago soyoil futures climbed as tariffs raised the prospect of more domestic soyoil being used in biofuel, traders said.
CBOT corn Cv1 ticked down 6-1/4 cents to $4.26-3/4 a bushel while CBOT wheat Wv1 was down 1-1/4 cents at $5.54-1/2 a bushel.
Wheat came under pressure earlier from news that U.S. winter wheat crop conditions improved for a fourth straight week following timely rainfall across the Plains this month, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report late on Monday.
But the easing in the dollar, a technical bounce and a handful of tenders by importers and sales of U.S. wheat on Tuesday morning lent some support. GRA/TEND
Some participants were covering short positions in the run-up to Thursday's U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, adding a floor to prices, traders added.
Reporting by Heather Schlitz in Chicago. Additional reporting by Gus Trompiz in Paris and Naveen Thukral in Singapore
Editing by Matthew Lewis
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