Lowest known offers at 1745 local time in U.S. dollars a metric ton, bulk, with changes on the day unless otherwise stated as quoted by European traders: »

U.S. wheat futures are sliding on the advancing winter wheat harvest and technical selling, traders say. Yields are "good" in Kansas, although there are worries protein levels may be down, a market analyst says. "Usually you have to have a wheat crop stressed in order to have high protein," he says. »

CBOT soybeans have turned mixed following a firm start to the session. Bull spreading remains a feature, with tight old-crop stocks underpinning nearby contracts, analysts say. »

ICE Canada canola futures posted small gains as of 10:05 a.m. EDT on Thursday, with overnight gains in e- CBOT soybeans and ongoing weather concerns in western Canada accounting for much of the market's support. »

Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures have been trendingsolidly lower for nearly four weeks. December futures have shed more than $1.25 a bushel from the June 1 high of $7.25 1/4. »

The International Grains Council has maintained its 2009-10 wheat crop forecast at 652 million metric tons, according to its monthly report published Thursday. »

Egypt's state-owned General Authority for Supply Commodities, or GASC, said Thursday it bought 60,000 metric tons of French wheat from Soufflet on a free-on-board basis. »

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures are expected to start Thursday's day session firmer, which would be in tune with the overnight theme, as fundamental strength underpins prices. »

The world's 2009-10 wheat crop is forecast at 652 million metric tons, unchanged on month, the International Grains Council said Thursday. This is a 5% fall on year after a bumper crop in 2008-09. »

Harvest pressure is expected to weigh on U.S. wheat futures early Thursday as traders wait for the results of an Egyptian tender. Chicago Board of Trade September wheat is called to open 3 to 5 cents per bushel lower. »

Crude oil futures climbed in tentative trading Thursday as the threat of crimped supply was offset by concerns about still-soft demand. »

Premiums and discounts for soybeans at Paranagua port, Brazil, against Chicago Board of Trade quotes. Figures calculated from free on board prices negotiated for actual trade at the Paranagua port against the nearest active CBOT contract. »

Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures are expected to start Thursday's day session firmer, which would be in tune with the overnight theme, as fundamental strength underpins prices. »

Chicago Board of Trade corn futures are expected to open lower Thursday following modest overnight losses as the trade consolidates ahead of next week's key acreage report. »

Turkey's state grain board, or TMO, sold 50,000 metric tons of corn $190.25 a metric ton in an international tender held Tuesday, the board said Thursday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reports. »

India needs to re-impose an import duty on crude edible oils in the federal budget to protect local oilseed growers and encourage them to increase the crop acreage, a leading trade body said Thursday. »

Mining giant Vale SA (VALE) has signed a deal with Brazil's state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, to take a 25% stake in three blocks in the offshore Espirito Santo basin, the companies said in a joint statement Thursday. »

India July NCDEX wheat futures provisionally end flat at INR1,093.20/100 kg, off intra-day high of INR1,101 amid volume improving to 2,590 metric tons against daily average of 1,000 tons. »

USDA reported total weekly soybean export sales were a net 243,400 metric tons for the week ended June 18. Sales for 2008-09 were a net 28,000 tons. »

U.S. soybean crushings totaled 146.1 million bushels in May, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday. On average, analysts anticipated a 148.8-million-bushel crush, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey. »