US wheat futures end mixed, KC wheat rises on US weather risks

Reuters04-09

CHICAGO, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat futures finished mixed on Monday, with K.C. wheat rising as traders assessed weather risks for crops in the southern U.S. Plains.

* Analysts said they were monitoring rains that missed part of the Plains hard red winter wheat belt, along with unfavorable winds.

* The U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly crop progress report rated 56% of the U.S. winter wheat crop in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from last week and in line with analysts' estimates.

* In a monthly report due on Thursday, the USDA is expected to raise its estimate for 2023-24 U.S. wheat ending stocks from March, analysts said.

* CBOT May soft red winter wheat ended 1-1/2 cents lower at $5.65-3/4 a bushel. The market on Friday reached a one-month high at $5.74-3/4.

* K.C. May hard red winter wheat settled up 3 cents at $5.85-1/4 per bushel. MGEX May spring wheat last traded 2-1/4 cents higher at $6.50-1/4 a bushel.

* Euronext wheat futures also rose, with prices underpinned by weather risks in the northern hemisphere and continuing concerns over delays to Russian exports.

(Reporting by Tom Polansek; Editing by Richard Chang)

((Thomas.Polansek@thomsonreuters.com))

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