BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures
fell on Wednesday, weighed down by favourable weather conditions
across the U.S. Midwest and sluggish demand, particularly from
top importer China.
Corn and wheat futures also fell. Corn was pressured by
expectations of a large harvest, while abundant global supplies
weighed on wheat prices.
FUNDAMENTALS
* The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of
Trade (CBOT) declined 0.1% to $10.09 per bushel by 0129
GMT, heading for a fourth consecutive session of fall.
* Corn slipped 0.12% to $4.11 a bushel. Wheat
dropped 0.33% to $5.28 a bushel, hovering near a seven-week low.
* Forecasts for cooler Midwest temperatures and periodic
rainfall in the U.S. Midwest bolstered expectations for a big
U.S. harvest, pressuring corn and soybean futures.
* Northern Hemisphere harvests and weak global demand kept
wheat prices under pressure.
* Chinese demand for soybeans is expected to remain subdued
during the peak U.S. marketing season later this year, as record
imports earlier in 2025 and tepid demand from animal feed
producers have pushed up soymeal inventories at home, trade
sources said. China is the world's top soy buyer.
* On the trade front, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to
seek an extension of their 90-day tariff truce following two
days of talks in Stockholm aimed at defusing an escalating trade
war between the world's two biggest economies.
* No major breakthroughs were announced, and U.S. officials
said it was up to President Donald Trump to decide whether to
extend the trade truce that expires on August 12.
* Commodity funds were net sellers of CBOT corn, wheat,
soymeal and soybean futures contracts on Tuesday and net buyers
of soyoil futures, traders said.
MARKET NEWS
* Global equities declined on Tuesday as U.S. investors
awaited earnings reports due this week from megacap companies
along with the Federal Reserve's next policy decision, while oil
prices jumped as the U.S. threatened China with higher tariffs
if it keeps buying Russian oil.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
0530 France GDP Preliminary QQ Q2
0800 Germany GDP Flash QQ SA, YY NSA Q2
0900 EU GDP Flash Prelim QQ, YY Q2
0900 EU Consumer Confid. Final July
1230 US GDP Advance Q2