Hedge funds may be in retreat from agricultural commodity markets - with a "disastrous" bet on corn futures adding to the pressures on profitability raised, ironically, by their own success, a former Chicago Board of Trade director said.
Ann Berg, also the first recorded female grain exporter, said that the retreat in hedge funds' net long positions in major US-traded agricultural commodities in April to their lowest since 2006 may be a sign of waning interest in the sector...............................................Full Article: Source
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