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CBOT Trends-Corn and wheat down 1-4 cents, soybeans down 2-5

ReutersAug 18, 2025 1:22 PM

- The 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. CDT (1330 GMT) on Monday.

WHEAT - down 1 to 4 cents per bushel

  • Wheat futures Wv1 lower on ample global supplies and spillover pressure from weaker CBOT corn and soybeans.

  • CBOT September soft red winter wheat WU25 was last down 2 cents at $5.04-1/2 per bushel. K.C. September hard red winter wheat KWU25 was last down 3-1/4 cents at $5.03-3/4 per bushel, and Minneapolis September wheat MWEU25 was last down 1/2 cent at $5.69-1/2 a bushel.

CORN - Down 1 to 4 cents per bushel

  • Corn futures Cv1 ease after Friday's short-covering rally as a record U.S. harvest outlook and forecasts for generally favorable U.S. Midwest crop weather weighed on prices. Good export demand limiting declines.

  • Traders are awaiting field reports from the annual Pro Farmer crop tour that will survey corn and soy fields across the U.S. Midwest this week.

  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday confirmed private sales of 124,000 metric tons of new-crop U.S. corn to undisclosed destinations.

  • CBOT December corn CU25 was last down 2-1/4 cents at $4.03 per bushel.

SOYBEANS - Down 2 to 5 cents per bushel

  • Soybean futures Sv1 lower on mostly favorable U.S. Midwest crop weather and worries about export demand amid trade tensions with top importer China.

  • Good domestic soy demand limiting declines after the National Oilseed Processors Association on Friday reported the July crush above expectations.

  • Traders are awaiting field reports from the annual Pro Farmer crop tour that will survey corn and soy fields across the U.S. Midwest this week.

  • CBOT November soybeans SX25 were last 4 cents lower at $10.38-1/2 per bushel.

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