11. Precipitation in the hard red winter wheat belt this week eased quality concerns in the market. 12. In Buenos Aires province, the country's wheat belt , about 1 . 5 inches of rain fell. 13. But large sections of the wheat belt , including much of Kansas and Nebraska, remain free of snow. 14. Weather is better in spring wheat belt . 15. But wheat edged lower despite support from dry conditions in the heart of the winter wheat belt . 16. Wet fields have caused delays of several days in some parts of the wheat belt , traders said. 17. Wheat futures dropped after weekend rains washed through the winter-wheat belt , adding to depleted soil moisture supplies. 18. Wheat was pressured by the slide in corn along with increased rain prospects for the winter wheat belt . 19. Wheat prices slipped lower amid the recent improvement in moisture levels over much of the winter wheat belt . 20. Rainy-weather forecasts for the winter wheat belt sent wheat futures plummeting Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.