CBOT wheat, corn, and soy end lower

27 Aug, 2012

* The benchmark Chicago Board of Trade September soft red winter wheat contract has fallen for four days in a row, losing 4.3 percent in that time.

* It was the longest losing streak for CBOT wheat since a four-day stretch in late May/early June.

* US Agriculture Department said weekly export inspections of wheat were 18.884 million bushels, down from 23.424 million a week ago. Analysts had expected export inspections of 19 million to 23 million.

* Ukraine has exported 802,400 tonnes of wheat so far in August, the country's Agriculture Ministry said on Monday.

* Russian ministers will discuss prospects for the drought-hit grain harvest on Friday as grain market participants mull the possibility of export restrictions.

* A Lebanese buyer bought 3,000 tonnes of high-quality Russian wheat for $333 a tonne c&f in the past week, European traders said.

* Russia's wheat export prices could rise further after winning new business from Egypt, grain analysts said.

Copyright Reuters, 2012

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