Chinese import order cancellation overshadows wheat markets

Soybeans lead grains lower, as hopes fade of Chinese buying spree

• Signals from Trump visit to Beijing erode hopes for Chinese grain orders
• Soybeans, of which China is the top importer, particularly weighed
• Funds wrong-footed, after buying soy heavily
• Hopes for US Plains rainfall weigh on wheat too

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Wheat markets ease, as Wasde rethink encourages profit-taking

• Brent crude eases, as hopes for Iran peace take small step forward
• Wheat futures weighed by profit-taking, as Wasde data reassessed
• Russian and Canadian crops may have scope for upgrades, some say
• However, market underpinned by dire US harvest outlook

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Analysis of May USDA WASDE

Wheat prices soar, after the USDA forecasts this year’s US harvest at the smallest since 1972

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Wheat markets buoyed by firmer oil, but fund positions in focus

• Brent crude recovers, as Iran-US remain in deadlock over peace terms
• Wheat futures buoyed too. Fund positioning offers scope for buying
• US Plains weather remains mixed for winter wheat crops
• Market braced for key USDA Wasde report on Tuesday

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Softer oil, hopes of better US weather depress wheat markets

• Brent crude falls for third session amid hopes for Iran peace deal
• Wheat futures fall too, weighed too by modest US export sales
• US Plains weather hopes depress high protein wheat particularly
• European prices shielded by French crop rating, UK stocks