CBOT Trends-Wheat, corn steady-down 1 cent, soybeans up 4-5

CHICAGO, Jan 9 (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 - Steady to down 1 cent per bushel

• Wheat futures eased after reaching their highest in over a week on Thursday, with modest weekly U.S. export sales and rain forecast for parched U.S. wheat belts curbing prices.

• Ample global supply continued to hang over grain markets despite mixed weather conditions in some zones.

• In exporter Argentina, dry weather since last month has damaged 2025-26 corn crops in western Buenos Aires province, though significant rain was forecast in the coming days, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said.

• CBOT March soft red winter wheat WH26 was last down 1 cent at $5.17 per bushel. K.C. March hard red winter wheat KWH26 was last down 1-1/2 cents to $5.28-3/4 a bushel and Minneapolis March spring wheat MWEH26 was last down 3/4 cent to $5.70-1/2 per bushel.

CORN - Steady to down 1 cent per bushel

• Corn futures ticked lower ahead of a widely tracked supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday.

• The agency is widely expected to trim its estimate of the average corn yield in last year's U.S. harvest.

• CBOT March corn CH26 was last down 3/4 cent to $4.45-1/4 per bushel.

SOYBEANS - Up 4 to 5 cents per bushel

• Soybeans rose on Friday to stay on track for a weekly gain, bolstered by higher oil prices and continued Chinese demand for U.S. supplies.

• On Friday morning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported exporters sold 198,000 metric tons of soybeans to unknown destinations for 2025/2026 delivery.

• CBOT March soybeans SH26 were last up 5 cents to $10.66-1/4 per bushel.