date:Apr 22, 2014
although dryness is still an issue, one European grain broker said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat for May delivery was off 2.0 percent at $6.77-1/4 a bushel at 1119 GMT after earlier dipping to $6.76-1/4 a bushel, its lowest since April 15.
The weather is improving for wheat in the US Plains, said Kaname Gokon, general manager of research at broker Okato Shoji in Tokyo. Dealers were also keeping a close watch on developments in Ukraine, a major exporter of both wheat and corn. At least three pe