U.S. soybean futures rose for the first time in three sessions on Friday as a rainy Midwest forecast fueled worries about harvest delays and potential damage to some crops.
Retuers reports wheat edged higher as rising global prices stirred optimism about a pickup in demand for U.S. wheat.
Corn futures ended near unchanged as strong export demand and worries about U.S. harvest delays lifted prices to one-month highs took prices to one-month peaks before profit-taking clipped gains.
“The weather is definitely keeping beans afloat,” Terry Reilly, senior commodities analyst with Futures International, told Reuters.
