CBOT Trends-Wheat down 3-5 cents, corn steady-down 2, soybeans up 1-5

CHICAGO, April 6 (Reuters) - The 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. CDT (1330 GMT) on Monday:

WHEAT - Down 3 to 5 cents per bushel

• CBOT wheat Wv1 lower on sluggish export demand and forecasts for crop-boosting rain in the Plains. Wheat also pressured by a downturn in crude oil prices as the U.S. and Iran weighed the framework of a plan to end their five‑week-old conflict.

• Rainfall is expected in the eastern two-thirds of the Plains wheat belt over the next 10 days, while chances are lower in the far western one-third of the region, forecasters said.

• CBOT May soft red winter wheat WK26 was last down 4 cents at $5.94-1/4 per bushel. K.C. May hard red winter wheat KWK26 was last down 7-1/4 cents at $6.08-1/2 per bushel, and Minneapolis May spring wheat MWEK26 was 3 cents lower at $6.43-3/4 per bushel.

CORN - Steady to down 2 cents

• Corn futures weaker on spread trading and weaker crude oil prices.

• CBOT May corn CK26 was last down 1/2 cent at $4.51-3/4 per bushel.

SOYBEANS - Up 1 to 5 cents

• Soybeans firmer on spread trading and support from rising soymeal futures. Prices remain locked in a narrow range as traders assess South American crops and U.S. export potential.

• CBOT May soybeans SK26 were last up 4-3/4 cents at $11.68-1/4 per bushel.