GRAINS-Wheat, corn rise after Russian comments on Black Sea export deal

(Recasts, updates prices, background) March 2 (Reuters) – Chicago wheat and corn futures rose on Thursday, supported by bargain-buying and questions about a Black Sea grain export deal being renewed after Russia said the West was burying the deal. Soybeans held steady after rebounding in the previous session from losses during the last five trading days of February, as concerns persist about supply from drought-hit Argentina. The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was up 0.9% at $7.16-1/2 a bushel by 1148 GMT. Corn rose 0.8% to $6.40-3/4 a bushel, extending its rebound from last month’s…