Chicago Board of Trade corn and soyabean futures fell early on Wednesday due to forecasts for better weather for crop development in the US Midwest, traders said. Wheat futures, which followed the drop in corn and soyabeans, also were pressured by a strong dollar.
At 9:35 am CDT (1435 GMT), CBOT December corn was down 5 cents at $6.81-3/4 a bushel. CBOT November soyabeans were down 7-1/4 cents at $13.81-1/2 a bushel and CBOT September wheatwas down 4 cents at $6.90 a bushel.