Wheat prices also gained after trading lower for much of the day, buoyed by the softening currency and concerns that rainfall next week in the southern Plains, could dent crop quality, as the harvest begins in states such as Texas and Oklahoma. Prices for the grain languished earlier because of USDA projections for larger-than-expected U.S. wheat production in the 2015-16 season as well as increased domestic and global stockpiles. "wheat market has seen bearish report after bearish report, so a lot has been priced in". July wheat futures slid 1 cent, or 0.2%, to $4.81 1/2 a bushel