4/14/2021
SINGAPORE, April 15 (Reuters) - Chicago corn futures gained
more ground on Thursday to trade near the previous session's
eight-year top, as concerns over cold weather damage to the crop
across the U.S. grain belt underpinned prices.
Wheat edged lower after Wednesday's rally which lifted the
market to its highest in more than a month, while soybeans
extended gains.
FUNDAMENTALS
* The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of
Trade (CBOT) rose 0.4% to $5.96-1/4 a bushel, as of 0026
GMT, not far from the previous session's highest since June 2013
at $5.98 a bushel.
* Soybeans added 0.3% to $14.14-1/4 a bushel, while
wheat lost 0.1% to $6.47-1/4 a bushel, after climbing to