Soybeans May Open Higher on Exports; Corn May Fall; Wheat Steady

What follows are opening calls for U.S. grain and oilseed markets.

-- Soybean futures may open 1 cent to 3 cents a bushel higher on the Chicago Board of Trade on increased U.S. export sales, Mark Schultz, the chief analyst for Minneapolis-based Northstar Commodity Investment Co., said in a telephone interview. Soybean-meal futures may open up $1 to $2 for 2,000 pounds, and soybean-oil futures are expected to open steady to down 0.1 cent a pound.