30.09.2014 - Bumper Crops Continue To Drive Ag Commodities Lower
It was another week of falling prices for soft commodities, as oversupply issues continue to dominate across all the major markets. This is clearly evident from the weekly charts. As the largest exporter, it is the US which sets the price for world markets, with the US Midwest corn belt set to produce a record harvest for a second year. soybeans too are expected to generate the largest crop ever on record. This picture of bumper harvests is also mirrored in Canada, and even events in the Ukraine and Russia have had little impact on prices. China too, is increasingly adding storage facilities to cope with its own booming harvest and imports, with corn and rice now in plentiful supply...............................................Full Article: Source
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