GRAINS-Corn holds firm near 7-1/2-year high on continued China purchases
1/29/2021 By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures rose more than 2% on Friday, approaching a multi-year high, after China booked its biggest purchase of U.S. corn to date, fueling expectations of tightening global supplies. Wheat futures also rose about 2%, chasing corn higher, and soybeans firmed as well. As of 12:15 p.m. CST (1815 GMT), Chicago Board of Trade March corn was up 12 cents at $5.46-1/2 per bushel, nearing Thursday's top of $5.50-1/2, the highest price on a continuous chart of the benchmark contract since June 2013. CBOT March wheat was up 13-1/2 cents a...