CBOT corn ends higher, led by strength in soy and wheat

CHICAGO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures closed higher on Thursday on spillover strength from soybeans and wheat as well as better-than-expected weekly U.S. export sales, traders said.

• CBOT March corn CH26 settled up 3-3/4 cents at $4.31-1/4 per bushel.

• Strong weekly export data lent support. The USDA reported net sales of old-crop U.S. corn in the week ended February 5 at 2,069,600 metric tons, topping a range of trade expectations for 600,000 to 1,500,000 tons. EXP/CORN

• Rallies were capped by ample U.S. and world corn supplies.

• Brazilian crop agency Conab trimmed its estimate of the country's total 2025/26 corn crop to 138.45 million metric tons, from its January forecast of 138.87 million.

• The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange left its forecast of Argentina's 2025/26 corn crop unchanged at 57 million tons, but said that crop conditions have worsened recently.

• Chinese buyers have ramped up feed grain purchases in recent months, taking large volumes of Australian barley and U.S. sorghum after rain damaged the domestic corn harvest, trade sources said.