
CHICAGO, Jan 8 (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 Thursday:
WHEAT - Steady to up 1 cent per bushel
Wheat futures edged up on Thursday to hold at a one-week high, supported by dry weather affecting U.S. crops and sustained Russian attacks on infrastructure in Ukraine, analysts said.
Crop conditions data for U.S. wheat has reinforced concern this week over dryness in part of the U.S. Plains.
CBOT March soft red winter wheat WH26 was last unchanged at $5.18 per bushel. K.C. March hard red winter wheat KWH26 was last down 1-1/4 cents to $5.30-1/4 a bushel and Minneapolis March spring wheat MWEH26 was last up 3/4 cent at $5.71-1/4 per bushel.
CORN - Steady to down 1 cent per bushel
Corn futures chopped up and down on positioning ahead of a widely tracked supply and demand data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture next Monday.
CBOT March corn CH26 was last down 1/2 cent to $4.46-1/4 per bushel.
SOYBEANS - Steady to down 1 cent per bushel
Soybeans inched down as traders assessed Chinese purchases of U.S. supplies and the prospect of a record harvest in Brazil.
Ample global supplies and generally favorable crop weather in South America continued to curb prices.
CBOT March soybeans SH26 were last down 1 cent at $10.66 per bushel.