Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief
More rain forecast in U.S. soy, corn belt next week
US spring wheat tour projects record North Dakota yields
Soy, corn still set for weekly gains
Rewrites throughout, updates analyst quotes, prices, byline, changes dateline from HAMBURG
By Renee Hickman
CHICAGO, July 26 (Reuters) -Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures plunged on Friday but were set for weekly gains, as weather forecasts indicated positive news for crops in the central United States.
Wheat dipped again as strong U.S. spring wheat projections and cheap prices offered by Black Sea exporters outweighed the impact of rain delaying and damaging west EU harvests.
"We're seeing the bull conviction that we had here through the early part of the week just not able to carry through and extend the recovery rally in front of the weekend," said Terry Linn of Linn & Associates.
Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans Sv1 fell 25-1/2 cents to $10.54 per bushel at 1211 CDT (1511 GMT).
Corn Cv1 was down 8-3/4 cents to $4.12 a bushel while wheat Wv1 fell 10-1/2 cents to $5.27-1/4 a bushel.
Hot, dry weather forecasts for the U.S. Midwest have lost the consistency that supported corn and soybeans earlier this week, according to analysts.
On Thursday, the Commodity Weather Group said up to 20% of the U.S. corn crop is likely to be stressed in the next two weeks, but more rain is now forecast in U.S. crop belts next week - welcome news for corn and soybeans.
"We are lacking a definable weather story here at the moment," said Linn.
"At the same time, we've seen some cash movement that has helped to tap the brakes on the rally," he said.
He added that a weaker energy trade was also a negative influence.
In wheat, Linn said favorable U.S. harvest prospects including record yield projections coming from the annual North Dakota spring wheat tour, pressured the market.
"This is the first year in several that we haven't had any material drought and it's showing in these yield expectations, he said.
Reporting by Renee Hickman in Chicago; Additional reporting by Michael Hogan in Hamburg and Peter Hobson in Canberra; Editing by Ros Russell
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