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CBOT wheat closes firm on short covering, technical buying

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CHICAGO: Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat futures edged higher on Tuesday, their third straight day of modest gains.

Traders said a mild round of short covering and technical buying supported the wheat market.

The benchmark CBOT December contract broke through its 20-day moving average.

Plentiful global supplies and weak export demand for the grain kept a bearish tone over the wheat market and limited the gains.

K.C. hard red winter wheat futures also rose but MGEX spring wheat faltered, easing slightly amid seasonal harvest pressure.

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