Wheat steady-down 1 cent, corn up 1-2, soybeans up 2-4

The following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Friday.

WHEAT - Steady to down 1 cent per bushel

• CBOT wheat futures pared losses after a two-day decline.

• Showers next week are expected to improve moisture for southern Midwest and north Delta soft wheat, according to Commodity Weather Group.

• Western Australia, the country's biggest grains-exporting region, will produce 300,000 metric tons more wheat this season than expected a month ago, an industry group said on Friday.

• CBOT December soft red winter wheat (WZ25) was last down 1/4 cent at $5.24 per bushel. K.C. December hard red winter wheat (KWZ25) last traded down 1/2 cent at $5.09-1/2 a bushel and Minneapolis December wheat (MWEZ25) traded 1-1/4 cent higher at $5.73 a bushel.

CORN - Up 1 to 2 cents per bushel

• CBOT corn ZC1! futures ticked up on Friday, steadying after a two-day drop as traders awaited a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to gauge progress towards resolving a trade standoff.

• Drier weather in the northwestern Midwest by the middle of next week is expected to favor harvesting, according to Commodity Weather Group.

• CBOT December corn (CZ25) was last up 1-3/4 cents at $4.25-1/2 per bushel.

SOYBEANS - Up 2 to 4 cents per bushel

• CBOT soybean ZS1! futures edged up, supported by trader optimism about a call between U.S. and Chinese leaders Trump and Xi.

• China's agriculture ministry announced on Friday the approval of two genetically-modified soybean varieties and 96 corn varieties.

• CBOT November soybeans (SX25) were last up 3 cents at $10.50-1/2 per bushel.