CBOT Trends-Wheat up 6-9 cents, corn up 2-4 cents, soy up 4-6 cents
CHICAGO, July 19 (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 Friday.
WHEAT - Up 6 to 9 cents per bushel
* CBOT wheat Wv1 rises on technical buying and an uptick in global demand from importers, though prices linger near four-month lows.
* The U.S. wheat harvest is progressing rapidly, adding new supply to the market.
* In France, the condition of soft wheat crops fell sharply last week to an eight-year low, and harvesting remained well behind the usual pace, farm office FranceAgriMer said.
* CBOT September soft red winter wheat WU24 was last up 8-1/2 cents at $5.43-3/4 per bushel. K.C. September hard red winter wheat KWU24 was last 6-3/4 cents higher at $5.69-1/2 per bushel. MGEX September spring wheat MWEU24 was up 9 cents at $6.09-1/2 per bushel.
CORN - Up 2 to 4 cents per bushel
* CBOT corn up slightly but remains glued near its lowest levels since 2020 on favorable U.S. crop weather and expectations for plentiful supply.
* A global IT outage that has roiled banks, airlines and other businesses has not affected grains markets, said Karl Setzer, partner at Consus Ag Marketing.
* CBOT September corn CU24 was last up 2-1/2 cents at $3.93-3/4 per bushel, and new-crop December corn CZ24 was last up 3-1/4 cents at $4.08-1/4 per bushel.
SOYBEANS - Up 4 to 6 cents per bushel
* Most-active soybeans Sv1 stabilize on an uptick in demand, after multiple contracts hit lifetime lows during the previous session.
* The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a daily reporting system, said exporters sold 105,000 metric tons of U.S. soymeal to unknown destinations for delivery in the 2024/2025 marketing year. On Thursday, USDA reported daily sales of U.S. soybeans and soymeal to unknown buyers.
* China, the world's top soybean importer, is facing an oversupply as record high purchases boost stockpiles at a time when animal feed demand remains subdued.
* CBOT August soybeans SQ24 were last up 6-1/2 cents at $11.05 per bushel, while November soybeans SX24 were last up 5 cents at $10.48.
Reporting by Heather Schlitz
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