CBOT Trends-Soy down 7-9 cents, corn down 1-3 cents, wheat up 1-3 cents

CHICAGO, Nov 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.

NOTE: Friday is the last trading day for CBOT December grain and soy options.

NOTE: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will begin publishing Commitments of Traders data on Wednesday afternoon after halting the weekly reports during the federal government's shutdown, the agency said on Tuesday.

WHEAT - Up 1 to 3 cents per bushel

• Nearby wheat futures seen firming for a third straight session on technical buying. Open interest in CBOT wheat futures has been falling while futures climb, a sign that traders have been exiting the market by covering short positions.

• Some traders noted hopes that China could turn to U.S. wheat as part of purchases of U.S. farm goods.

• Rallies capped by ample world wheat supplies.

• Ukraine will not restrict wheat exports in the 2025/26 season due to a higher harvest and lower export rates, the deputy economy minister told Reuters.

• December soft red winter wheat WZ25 was last up 2-3/4 cents at $5.49-1/4 per bushel. K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ25 was last up 1/4 cent at $5.26-1/2 a bushel while Minneapolis December wheat MWEZ25 was last down 1-1/2 cents at $5.81-1/4 a bushel.

CORN - Down 1 to 3 cents per bushel

• Corn futures trended lower on technical selling and spillover weakness from soybeans. The benchmark December contract CZ25 stayed inside of Tuesday's trading range in early moves as market players awaited fresh direction.

• CBOT December corn CZ25 was last down 2-1/2 cents at $4.34-1/4 per bushel.

SOYBEANS - Down 7 to 9 cents per bushel

• Soybean futures seen retreating on profit-taking a day after the most-active contract Sv1 hit $11.69-1/2 per bushel, its highest level since June 2024. Traders continue to monitor news of U.S. soy purchases by Chinese buyers under a trade truce between Beijing and Washington.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed sales of 330,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans to China, a day after confirming sales to China of 792,000 tons of the oilseed.

• China had bought at least four cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Tuesday night, two China-based traders with knowledge of the deals said.

• CBOT January soybeans SF26 were last down 9-1/4 cents at $11.44-1/4 per bushel.