* U.S., Indian, French weather adds to Ukraine wheat supply fears

* CBOT corn, soybeans pressured by improving planting weather

* China demand concerns also curb commodity markets

CHICAGO, May 9 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures fell on Monday to five-week lows as warmer U.S. weather expedited planting progress, deflating fears of added soybean acres and further cuts to corn plantings, traders said.

Wheat remained underpinned by dry conditions in the U.S. and French growing belts, reinforcing global supply concerns.

The most-active Chicago Board of Trade soybean (CBOT) contract lost 36-3/4 cents at $15.85-1/2 a bushel after falling to $15.78, its lowest since April 4.

CBOT corn dropped 12-3/4 cents to end at $7.72 a bushel after earlier touching its lowest since April 13, while CBOT wheat fell 15-3/4 cents at $10.92-3/4 a bushel.

Delayed corn planting amid cold, wet conditions has led some traders to anticipate a shift to soybean plantings, but improved conditions across much of the U.S. Midwest have accelerated planting progress, said Dan Smith, senior risk manager at Top Third Ag Marketing.

"They're taking all the fluff out of the trading premium that was put into the market with weather delays," he said.

Analysts on average expect the U.S. agriculture department to report corn planting progress as 25% complete by May 8, up from 14% a week earlier, while soybean plantings are expected to be 16% complete, up from 8% a week ago.

Global markets added pressure, as crude oil sank 4% on demand concerns as prolonged lockdowns in China restrict consumption.

"That's not friendly to the corn market," said Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth, chief operating officer at consulting firm Van Ahn and Company, Inc. "The market's not paying a whole lot of attention to the fundamental side of things. It's really focused on the macro environment."

In China, soybean imports in the first four months of the year edged down, customs data showed on Monday, while meat imports fell 36% versus 2021.

U.S. exporters readied 503,414 tonnes of soybeans for shipment during the week ended May 5, the USDA said, down 16.75% from the previous week, but in line with a Reuters poll of analysts.

Corn inspections reached 1.393 million tonnes, down 17.89% from a week earlier, while wheat shippers logged 236,847 tonnes, 39.65% lower than the week prior.

Wheat inched lower as recent rainfall across parts of the U.S. Plains quenched winter wheat crops plagued by drought, though ongoing dryness in the United States, France and India is underpinning markets.

Markets also began positioning ahead of the USDA's upcoming monthly global supply and demand report, scheduled for Thursday, May 12, traders said. (Reporting by Christopher Walljasper; Additional reporting by Gus Trompiz in Paris and Naveen Thukral in Singapore; Editing by Chris Reese and Sandra Maler)