BEIJING- Chicago wheat and corn futures fell on Tuesday as investors focused on Ukraine-Russia peace talks starting later in the day, while worries over surging COVID-19 cases in China weighed on the market.
Soybeans edged higher after falling in the previous session, ahead of a widely watched US planting intentions report due later this week.
The most-active corn contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell 0.77 percent to $7.42-3/4 a bushel, while wheat dropped 0.31 percent to $10.48-1/4 a bushel. Soybeans inched up 0.06 percent to $16.65 a bushel.
