Soyabean, corn futures little changed.

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Chicago corn and soybean futures were little changed on Wednesday as traders awaited further clues about the outcome of the US harvest and the impact on exports of a trade dispute between the United States and China.

Wheat eased as the market remained under pressure from lagging US exports, which have tempered expectations of a revival later in the season when Russian supplies run low.

The most active corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 0.3 percent at $3.63-1/2 a bushel by the end of the overnight trading session. CBOT soybean futures edged down a quarter of a cent to $8.46-3/4, consolidating above a one-month low struck this week.

The weather outlook has improved for field work although more showers were expected. The US soybean market was also awaiting more indications about a trade spat with China that has crippled US shipments to the world's biggest soybean importer. CBOT wheat futures were down 1.0 percent at $4.95 a bushel, falling for a second day to approach last week's three-month low.

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