CBOT wheat sags on lackluster US export demand, beneficial rains
CHICAGO, Nov 7 (Reuters) -U.S. wheat futures finished lower on Thursday on lackluster export demand and rains that are expected to bring more relief to dry growing areas in the Plains region, analysts said.
Wheat futures were the outlier by finishing weaker as soybean and corn prices traded near one-month highs at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Rains have benefited most of the U.S. hard red winter wheat belt over the past week, and more is expected this week, weather firm Maxar said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture may raise its condition rating again for the U.S. winter wheat crop in a weekly report on Tuesday, a broker said. Drought has kept condition ratings historically low.
U.S. wheat export sales for 2024-25 were 374,700 metric tons in the week ended on Oct. 31, down 9% from the previous week and 20% from the prior four-week average, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Analysts expected 250,000 to 550,000 metric tons.
The USDA, in a monthly report on Friday, is expected to peg 2024-25 U.S. wheat ending stocks at 813 million bushels, compared to 812 million a month earlier, according to a Reuters survey of analysts.
CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ24 slumped 1-3/4 cents to $5.71-1/2 per bushel.
K.C. December hard red winter wheat KWZ24 fell 5 cents to close at $5.69 per bushel, and Minneapolis December spring wheat MWEZ24 was down 3 cents at $6.02-1/2 per bushel.
Reporting by Tom Polansek
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