CBOT wheat slides for a second day as dollar strengthens
Corrects weekly percentage change to 1.7% from 2.81% in third bullet
CHICAGO, Oct 4 (Reuters) -Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell back on Friday as the dollar rallied on a better than expected September jobs report after reaching more than three-month highs earlier in the week.
CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ24 settled down 13-3/4 cents at $5.89-3/4 a bushel.
K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ24 ended down 13-1/2 cents at $5.98 a bushel and Minneapolis December spring wheat MWEZ24 closed down 7-3/4 cents at $6.38-1/2 a bushel.
For the week, most-active CBOT wheat Wv1 rose 1.7%.
Wheat fell on profit-taking Friday after reaching more than three-month highs earlier in the week.
The dollar jumped to a seven-week high after data showed that employers added more jobs than expected in September. A stronger dollar tends to make U.S. exports less competitive on the global market.
Wheat futures gained support from worries about dry conditions for winter wheat in Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. Plains.
Reporting by Renee Hickman; Editing by Sandra Malern
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