CBOT wheat futures falter after overnight rally
CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) -Chicago Board of Trade benchmark wheat futures fell on Thursday, following an overnight rally, as strong competition from cheap Black Sea wheat exports continued to weigh, market analysts said.
CBOT's most-active September soft red winter wheat WU24 settled down 6-1/2 cents to $5.28-1/4 per bushel.
K.C. September hard red winter wheat KWU24 ended down 9-1/4 cents at $5.37 per bushel. The December KWZ24, March KWH25 and May KWK25 contracts set new lows during the session.
MGEX September spring wheat MWEU24 settled down 5-3/4 cents at $5.86-1/4 per bushel.
Wheat futures rallied overnight after Russian forces attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern city of Odesa. Ukraine is a major wheat and corn exporter.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported net 2024-25 U.S. wheat export sales were 399,900 metric tons in the week ended Aug. 8. Analysts expected 200,000-500,000 metric tons.
Egypt's state grains buyer has bought no wheat so far in informal talks with suppliers which started earlier this week, after buying a small volume in a tender for 3.8 million metric tons, traders in Europe and the Middle East said on Thursday.
Egypt may buy up to 1.8 million metric tons of wheat from sellers including Russia, traders in Europe and the Middle East said.
Reporting by Heather Schlitz; Editing by Aurora Ellis
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