BEIJING, June 27 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures
were poised for a second consecutive weekly loss on Friday,
pressured by favourable weather in the U.S. Midwest and abundant
global supplies.
Wheat and corn were also headed for weekly declines amid
strong crop production outlooks and ideal growing conditions.
FUNDAMENTALS
* The most-active soybean contract eased 0.17% to an
11-week low of $10.15 per bushel as of 0110 GMT, marking its
sixth straight session of losses.
* Corn rose 0.68% to $4.06-6/8 a bushel, but hovered
near an eight-month low. Wheat gained 0.42% to $5.39 a
bushel but remained on track for a weekly drop.
* Warm weather and rains have created an ideal growing
weather for soybeans and corn in the U.S. Midwest. Vaisala
forecasts widespread rainfall this week, which will likely
improve soil moisture further.
* Selling pressure ahead of the first notice date for July
soybean, wheat and corn contracts weighed on the market.
* The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed
private sales of 110,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans to Egypt
for shipment in the 2024-25 marketing year.
* Soybean sales doubled in Argentina in the first 18 days of
June to 4.71 million tons from a year earlier as farmers raced
to close deals before a planned hike in export taxes on July 1,
official data analyzed by Reuters and industry sources showed.
* Dry weather in the last week in most of Argentina boosted
2025-26 wheat planting, especially in key farm areas that had
been struggling with excess moisture after heavy rains in May,
the Buenos Aires grains exchange said.
* The International Grains Council (IGC) raised its 2025-26
world wheat crop outlook by 2 million tons to 808 million on
Thursday.
* Traders are awaiting the USDA's crop progress and
quarterly stock reports on June 30.
* Commodity funds were net sellers of Chicago Board of Trade
wheat and soymeal futures contracts on Thursday, traders said.
Traders were net buyers of soyoil contracts and were net even on
corn and soybean futures.
MARKET NEWS
Global shares hit their third record high in three days on
Thursday, while the U.S. dollar sank to its lowest level in more
than three years amid growing market concerns about the Federal
Reserve's independence.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
0645 France CPI (EU Norm) Prelim YY, MM June
0645 France CPI Prelim YY, MM NSA June
0645 France Producer Prices YY May
0900 EU Consumer Confid. Final June
1230 US Consumption, Adjusted MM May
1230 US Core PCE Price Index YY, MM May
1230 US PCE Price Index YY, MM May
1400 US U Mich Sentiment Final