The US Agriculture Department reported totaled wheat export sales for the week ended April 22 at 461,300 tonnes. Analysts' forecasts ranged from 200,000 to 750,000 tonnes.
Corn export sales totaled 1.075 million tonnes in the week ended April 22, USDA said. That was in line with analysts' forecasts that ranged from 500,000 tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes.
The Four Turandot vessel chartered by the United States is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday at the port of Barcarena in the north of Brazil, and is expected to sail on May 9, the Cargonave ship line-up data shows.
Brazil, the world's largest soy producer and exporter, very seldom sells to the United States. China is the main buyer of its soy.
EU rapeseed imports in 2020/21 had reached 5.36 million tonnes, compared with 5.13 million a year ago.
Soymeal imports so far in 2020/21 were at 13.52 million tonnes against 14.33 million a year earlier, while palm oil imports were at 4.23 million tonnes versus 4.55 million a year ago.
Since Jan. 1, the European Commission's data has covered the EU's 27 countries only, whereas previous figures up to Dec. 31 covered both the EU-27 and Britain.
EU rapeseed imports in 2020/21 had reached 5.32 million tonnes, compared with 5.06 million a year ago.
Two 4,000 tonnes consignments were both purchased at $724 a tonne c& from trading house CJ International, traders said. A further 4,000 tonnes were purchased from another trading house at $733.60 a tonne c&f.
Good soil moisture that is boosting crop prospects in key growing areas pressures wheat futures.
On a continuous basis, the most-active CBOT soft red winter wheat contract hit a three-month low overnight and was on track for a weekly drop of 2.6%, which would be its biggest since early February.
The soybean harvest for the current campaign is expected to be around 44 million tonnes, according to the Buenos Aires grains exchange, hit by late-season drought.
Sales of wheat have hit 11.33 million tonnes, almost a third less versus last season's pace, the ministry said. The government estimates the 2020/21 wheat harvest at 17.6 million tonnes.
Wheat heads lower on improving crop weather in the US Plains winter wheat belt and a lack of supportive news.
CBOT May soft red winter wheat last traded down 3-3/4 cents at $6.36-1/4 per bushel. K.C. May hard red winter wheat was last down 6 cents at $5.95 a bushel and MGEX May spring wheat was down 2-3/4 cents at $6.30-1/2.
CBOT wheat hovered near even overnight after a 1.5% drop Thursday, pressured by beneficial rains expected across the US Southern Plains.
China is scooping up supplies of US white wheat to feed livestock, pushing export forecasts for the grain usually used to make sponge cakes and noodles to a 27-year-high.
CBOT wheat is supported by a strong soybean market, but pressure continues as weather forecasts for the US Southern Plains show beneficial rains for winter wheat there.
Wet weather continues to hamper Brazilian harvest and second crop corn planting, adding support to CBOT corn amid tight global stocks.
The CBOT's most-active soft red winter wheat contract inched higher overnight after falling for a third session on Thursday.
The most-active March wheat contract is poised for a third weekly move downward in the last four weeks, since reaching 6-1/2 year highs the week ended Jan. 15.
The CBOT's most-active soft red winter wheat contract fell in overnight trading, following corn and soybeans lower despite a tighter global wheat stocks picture reported.
Ukraine's grain exports are down 20% from the same period last year, at 29.8 million tonnes.