
CHICAGO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT) on Wednesday.
WHEAT - Down 4 to 6 cents per bushel
CBOT wheat Wv1 futures decline in a profit-taking and technical-selling setback after reaching four-month highs on Tuesday.
March SRW wheat WH25 closed above its 200-day moving average on Tuesday, but slipped below the key technical level in overnight trading.
Traders are monitoring a cold snap in parts of the U.S. and Russian wheat belts amid concerns that crops lacking snow cover could be damaged by the frigid weather.
CBOT March soft red winter wheat WH25 was last down 5-3/4 cents at $5.99 per bushel. K.C. March hard red winter wheat KWH25 was last down 4-1/4 cents at $6.23 a bushel and Minneapolis March spring wheat MWEH25 was up 1/2 cent at $6.41-1/2 a bushel.
CORN - Down 1 to 3 cents per bushel
Corn futures Cv1 ease on profit taking after hitting a 16-month high and as dry crop areas of Argentina are forecast to receive some rain. Losses limited by a recent strong U.S. export demand pace.
Worries about escalating trade tensions anchoring grain markets after U.S. President Donald Trump floated ideas of more tariffs on key trading partners.
CBOT March corn CH25 was last down 1-1/4 cents at $5.00-3/4 per bushel.
SOYBEANS - Down 1 to 3 cents per bushel
Soybean futures Sv1 ease along with corn as traders bank profits following gains on Tuesday. Additional pressure stemming from an accelerating harvest in Brazil, where farmers are expected to reap a record-large crop.
The National Oilseed Processors Association said Tuesday its members crushed more than 200 million bushels of soybeans in January, the second largest monthly volume on record.
Brazil's national energy council will keep the local mandatory biodiesel blend into diesel at 14% from March instead of raising it to 15% as previously expected, Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira told reporters.
CBOT March soybeans SH25 were last down 1-1/4 cents to $10.37-1/4 per bushel.