Wheat jumped to a fresh five-week high, climbing amid concerns about adverse weather in the U.S. Great Plains, where much of the nation's wheat is grown. Analysts said forecasts for continued rain showers and
unseasonably low temperatures had prompted a wave of short-covering in the market, as continued heavy rainfall is predicted for parts of Texas & Oklahoma, which could dent hard-red winter wheat quality - yields. Wheat crops in S Plains recently had suffered from drought conditions