Chicago wheat rises as soft dollar, Black Sea attacks support prices

Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the risk of a near-term rise in borrowing costs, though a lack of progress in Gulf peace talks saw oil prices creep higher.

Meanwhile, Argentine farmers have responded to higher prices by selling grain at a slower pace, the Rosario grains exchange said.

However, the ongoing Northern Hemisphere harvest is keeping a lid on price rises, analysts say.

In corn, France said its production this year would fall by 35% from 2025 to 9.0 million metric tons, its lowest since at least 1980, after heat waves and drought hurt crops, the farm ministry said.