GRAINS-Soybeans fall for third session, wheat near one-week low


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SINGAPORE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Thursday, with prices facing pressure from harvest of a record crop in Brazil and expectations of higher interest rates. Wheat dropped to its lowest in almost one week, while corn ticked down. FUNDAMENTALS * The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) fell 0.3% to $15.21 a bushel, as of 0112 GMT. Wheat lost 0.6% to $7.65 a bushel and corn gave up 0.2% to $6.75-1/4 a bushel. * The Brazilian soybean harvest was 17% complete, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, while Scoville noted...