LONDON - Chicago soybean futures rose on Monday, recouping the prior session's losses, as the market focus remained on the trade dispute between the United States and China, the top buyer of the oilseed.

Wheat edged higher as concerns over wet weather in North America provided a floor under the market.

The most-active soybean contract on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) added 1.1% to $8.92-1/2 a bushel by 1046 GMT, having closed down 1.1% on Friday.

A U.S.-China trade deal appeared elusive on Friday after Chinese officials unexpectedly cancelled a visit to farms in Montana and Nebraska as deputy trade negotiators wrapped up two days of negotiations in Washington.

Over the weekend, however, the China's senior agricultural representative in the talks told state-backed media group Yicai that China did not cancel planned farm visits because of challenges in negotiations with the talks last week said to have achieved a "good outcome".

"Hot and cold is successively blown between China and the U.S. in the never-ending trade discussions," analysts Agritel said in a note on Monday.

In the wheat market, there were concerns over wet weather for the spring crops in North America.

Excessively wet conditions in the northern U.S. Plains and Canadian Prairies have hurt the quality of spring and durum wheat crops there, potentially tightening supplies of top grades of the grains, handlers and agronomists said.

Rains and heavy dew have slowed the harvest and caused mature, un-harvested wheat kernels in some areas to begin to sprout, severely damaging quality and triggering steep discounts from grain buyers of $1 or more per bushel.

"Farmers are fearing significant quality shortfalls that would require them to accept lower prices," Commerzbank said in a market note.

The most active CBOT wheat contract was down 0.15% at $4.83-1/2 a bushel while December wheat on Paris-based Euronext rose 0.15% to 171.50 euros a tonne.

Corn prices edged up with the market awaiting an update on the progress and condition of the U.S. crop which is scheduled to be issued later on Monday.

Dealers said quarterly U.S. grains stocks data, due to be issued on Sept. 30, would also provide a major focus during the next few days.

The most-active CBOT corn contract rose 0.5 percent to $3.72-1/2 a bushel.

(Additional reporting by Naveen Thukral; Editing by Rashmi Aich and David Evans) ((nigel.hunt@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 8421; Reuters Messaging: nigel.hunt.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))