
CHICAGO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - 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 Thursday.
WHEAT - Up 4 to 5 cents per bushel
CBOT wheat futures firmed with an uptick in international demand, renewed concerns about escalation in the Ukraine-Russia war and dry planting conditions in the Black Sea region.
Jordan's state grains buyer has issued an international tender to purchase up to 120,000 metric tons of animal feed barley, European traders said on Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported weekly net export sales for the week ended September 18 totaling 539,800 metric tons.
CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ25 was last up 5-1/2 cents at $5.25 per bushel. K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ25 last traded up 5-3/4 cents at $5.12-1/2 a bushel and Minneapolis December wheat MWEZ25 traded 3-3/4 cents higher at $5.71-1/2 a bushel.
CORN - Up 2 to 3 cents per bushel
CBOT corn Cv1 futures rose on reports of smaller-than-expected U.S. yields.
The USDA reported weekly export sales of corn for the week ended September 18 totaling 1,923,400 tons.
The agency rated 66% of the corn crop in good-to-excellent condition, down 1 percentage point from last week and in line with the average estimate among 11 analysts surveyed in a Reuters poll.
CBOT December corn CZ25 was last up 3 cents at $4.27-1/4 per bushel.
SOYBEANS - Up 5 to 6 cents per bushel
CBOT soybean Sv1 futures edged higher on Thursday, as the ending of an Argentine export tax waiver helped prices edge away from a six-week low fueled by a flurry of Chinese purchases of Argentine crop.
Argentina has re-applied temporarily suspended export taxes after reaching a sales cap of $7 billion, Argentina's ARCA fiscal agency said on Wednesday.
The USDA reported weekly export sales of soybeans for the week ended September 18 totaling 724,500 tons.
CBOT November soybeans SX25 were last up 6 cents at $10.15 per bushel.