21. The wheat market appears to be waiting for large buyers of wheat, such as China and Russia, to enter the market, industry sources say. 22. The wheat futures market is expected to have limited activity once the U.S. Agriculture Department releases its weekly sales and shipment report at the end of the week. 23. Though wheat markets have fallen in recent weeks, futures prices during the autumn planting season were high enough to indicate a healthy return from wheat. 24. Though a smaller world corn crop could lift demand for wheat, which can be used in livestock feed, the wheat market is well-supplied, analysts said. 25. Those countries will capture a larger share of the world wheat market at the expense of the U.S. 26. To be sure, wheat markets are struggling amid concern that a record global crop will bring a glut of supplies. 27. Traders have been concerned that Beijing might postpone or cancel the orders, depressing wheat futures markets. 28. Trading in the wheat market can often become volatile because of its small size relative to the corn and soybean markets, traders said. 29. Wheat sales to China kept wheat markets hopping all week. 30. Wheat markets appeared unconcerned. |