By Paulo Trevisani

Weekly export sales of U.S. grains reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture mostly fell within trader expectations.

For the week ended May 25, sales of corn totaled 499,300 metric tons, soybean sales totaled 424,400 tons, and wheat sales were 256,000 tons.

For corn, this week's sales came in on the high end of projections of grain traders surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.

Grain futures are mostly lower in premarket trading on the CBOT Friday, following a rise Thursday due to forecasts of dry weather.

Most-active corn futures are down 1.3%, soybeans are steady, and wheat is down 0.1%.

To see related data, search "U.S. Export Sales: Weekly Shipment Totals" in Dow Jones NewsPlus.

Write to Paulo Trevisani at paulo.trevisani@wsj.com

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June 02, 2023 09:35 ET (13:35 GMT)

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