CBOT Trends-Corn down 1-3 cents, Soybeans and wheat mixed

CHICAGO, Dec 5 (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 Friday.

WHEAT - Up 1 cent to down 3 cents per bushel

• Wheat mixed as traders square positions ahead of the weekend and ahead of next week's U.S. Department of Agriculture crop production report.

• CBOT March soft red winter wheat WH26 last traded down 1/2 cent at $5.39-3/4 per bushel. K.C. March hard red winter wheat KWH26 last traded steady at $5.34 a bushel. Minneapolis March spring wheat MWEH26 last traded 1 cent higher at $5.74 a bushel.

CORN - Down 1 to 3 cents per bushel

• Corn lower on favorable South American crop weather forecasts and as traders squared positions ahead of a monthly USDA crop report next week.

• Actively traded March futures CH26 hit overhead technical resistance at its 200-day moving average during overnight trading.

• CBOT March corn CH26 last traded 1-1/2 cents lower at $4.45-3/4 a bushel.

SOYBEANS - Up 2 cents to down 2 cents per bushel

• Soybean futures narrowly mixed on uncertainty over the scale of Chinese demand. Improving South American crop weather and export competition from Brazil anchoring prices.

• Brazil's soybean exports jumped 64% in November from a year ago to 4.2 million metric tons, the government said on Thursday.

• U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday that U.S. trade with China needs to be balanced and probably needs to be smaller. The comments came after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China was poised to meet its commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans by the end of February.

• The USDA on Friday confirmed private sales of 462,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans to China for shipment in the 2025/26 marketing year.

• CBOT January soybeans SF26 last traded down 1/2 cent at $11.19 a bushel.