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CHICAGO: US soyabean futures fell to a 2-1/2 week low on Wednesday as forecasts for much-needed rains in portions of Brazil's crop area prompted a round of long liquidation and profit-taking, traders said.

Wheat futures rose, rebounding on bargain buying a day after the benchmark Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March contract fell to a two-month low, and corn futures turned up, rallying from early weakness.

As of 12:48 p.m. CST (1848 GMT), CBOT January soyabeans were down 7 cents at $11.55 per bushel after dipping to $11.42-1/2, the contract's lowest since Nov. 13.

CBOT March wheat was up 10-1/4 cents at $5.87-1/2 a bushel and March corn was up 3-1/4 cents at $4.24 a bushel.

Soyabeans fell as traders focused on forecasts for improving crop weather in portions of Brazil, the world's biggest soya exporter.

"The increased rainfall across most of Brazil over the next week will begin to reduce stress on the corn and soyabean crops. Follow-up rains will be needed to completely end the dryness," Kyle Tapley, a meteorologist with space technology company Maxar, wrote in a client note.

Commodity funds hold a hefty net long position in CBOT soyabean futures, leaving the market vulnerable to bouts of long liquidation. So far in 2020, benchmark soyabean futures are up about 21%.

Forecasters Datagro and StoneX on Tuesday raised their estimates for Brazil's 2020/21 soyabean crop to 134.98 million tonnes and 133.9 million tonnes respectively.

CBOT wheat climbed in a bounce from two-month lows hit on Tuesday.

"Wheat led the ags higher as end-user buying returns on the recent price break, with corn following for similar reasons," Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for StoneX, a commercial brokerage, wrote in a client note.

CBOT wheat futures have eased since hitting multi-year highs in October, pulled down by inconsistent demand for US supplies, with Black Sea suppliers continuing to win business.

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