Chicago Board of Trade grain futures resumed their rally Thursday, with export data boosting corn and soybeans, traders said. One analyst pointed out corn logged a fifth consecutive week of export sales of more than 1 million tonnes. And prices were not far from the May contract high of $7.44-1/4 per bushel. Wheat prices were supported by too-dry weather in the US Plains, traders said.
CBOT trends as of 10:15 a.m. CST (1615 GMT):
May wheat up 10 cents at $8.21-1/4 per bushel.
-- May corn up 8 cents at $7.29-1/2 per bushel.
-- May soyabeans up 11-1/4 cents at $14.05-1/2 per bushel.