Corn and soy futures near four-year low, wheat rises
Traders positioning for Monday's USDA report
Corn, soy on track for weekly losses
USDA reports soy sold to China, unknown destinations
Updates prices
CHICAGO, Aug 9 (Reuters) -Chicago corn and soy futures closed nearfour-year lows on Friday and posted weekly losses, whilewheat prices rose on expectations of a poor crop in France as traders positioned for Monday's U.S. supply and demand report.
A survey of analysts forecast slightly higher U.S. corn and soy productionin the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report, which would add to large global supplies.
The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Cv1 closed down 2 cents at$3.95bushel, the lowest on a continuous chart since October 2020.
Soybeans Sv1 ended down 5-3/4 cents at $10.02-1/2 per bushel, the lowest since September 2020. The oilseed initially gained after the USDA reported export sales of 132,000 tons to China for 2024/25 delivery and as an oilseed industry strike in Argentina delayed ships loading in the major soymeal exporter.
But soybeans ended down for the week on a slow export pace overall and news of farmer selling.
Wheat Wv1 closed up 5 cents at $5.42-1/2 per bushel, ending the week higher, boostedby declining crop conditions in France. Themarket awaited majorimporter Egypt's largest ever tender on Monday.
France's farm ministry on Friday lowered its estimate of the country's 2024 soft wheat output, now expected to be 25% below last year's volume.
A survey of analysts for the Monday USDA report had an average forecast for U.S. corn production of 15.112 billion bushels, marginally up from the USDA's July forecast of 15.100 billion with higher expected yields offsetting an expected drop in planted area.
"We look for a reduction in U.S. corn planted and harvested area following inclement conditions across the Northwest Midwest in June," J.P. Morgan said in a weekly update on Friday, adding it had upwardly revised its corn yield forecast.
Reporting by Nigel Hunt in London, Bernadette Christina in Jakarta and Caroline Stauffer in Chicago; Editing by Rashmi Aich, Sharon Singleton and Jonathan Oatis
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