21st July 2014
Corn has fallen to its weakest level in four years in commodities trading markets today (July 21st), amid forecasts for increasing global supplies.
This has helped to offset concerns the ongoing tensions in eastern Europe will disrupt shipments from the Black Sea.
On the Chicago Board of Trade, corn for December delivery declined by 1.4 per cent to $3.7325 per bushel - the lowest for a most-active contract since July 14th 2010.
Since the turn of the year, futures have slumped by 25 per cent amid expectations a second consecutive bumper harvest in the US will help to boost global supplies. According to the country's Department of Agriculture, domestic output will rise to 13.86 billion bushels, which would be the second highest on record.
Wheat for September delivery dropped by 0.7 per cent to $5.2875 per bushel. The contract added 2.4 per cent on July 17th amid concerns the downing of the MH17 Malaysian Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine would disrupt supplies in the region.
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