Soybeans near four-week high on vegoil strength
Updates at 1750 GMT
By Tom Polansek
CHICAGO, Nov 7 (Reuters) -Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures jumped to their highest level in about four weeks on Thursday as concerns about another trade war with top-importer China took a backseat following Donald Trump's election as U.S. president.
The dollar's retreat fromWednesday'srally and spillover strength from vegetable oil markets drove soybeans higher, traders said.
Corn futures extended gains to a one-month high before pulling back.
Agricultural markets on Wednesdayrecovered aftersinking on concerns that U.S. crop exports will suffer from Trump's vow to impose tariffs on China and other nations.
A tariff battle with Beijing may not affect U.S. soy sales until next summer, and importers could increase buying before Trump takes office in January, traders said.
"There's a lot of undertones and possibilities here that could be very much different than just 'Trump's elected. We're going straight into a trade war,'" said Jim Gerlach, president of broker A/C Trading.
China imported 8.09 million metric tons of soybeans in October, heading for its largest annual imports on record.
CBOT soybeans Sv1 advanced 9-1/4 cents to $10.13 a bushel by 11:50 a.m. CST (1750 GMT) and touched its highest since Oct. 11.
Palm oil futures FCPOc3 rose after climbing on Wednesday to the highest level in more than two years, providing spillover support to CBOT's soy complex, traders said.
Also, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported stronger-than-expected weekly U.S. soyoilexports. Andthe possibility of Trump tariffs curbing U.S. imports of used cooking oil by biofuels producers raised prospects for increased demand for domestic soyoil.
CBOT soyoil jumped for the second straight day.
Grain markets eased, with CBOT wheat Wv1 falling 4 cents to $5.69-1/4 a bushel. Corn futures Cv1 slipped 3/4 cent to $4.25-1/2 a bushel after rising to its highest since Oct. 8.
Strong demand from importers and domestic buyers supported corn futures, traders said. They are waiting to see how the U.S. Department of Agriculture factors a recent corn and soy export sales into monthly supply and demand projections on Friday.
Reporting by Tom Polansek in Chicago, Gus Trompiz in Paris and Peter Hobson in Canberra; Editing by Rashmi Aich, David Evans and Richard Chang
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