Grain Prices Drop
Despite drought, higher crop supplies than expected
Grain and soybean prices tumbled amid concerns about higher-than-expected crop supplies and a less-bullish outlook from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Soybean prices slid 2.8% to a five-month low, and corn dropped by the same percentage to a six-week low, as money managers exited bets that prices would rise. The selloff was driven in part by traders who saw the price declines as signals more selling would ensue.
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So AWG and 'The Population Bomb(tm)' hasn't yet made food too expensive to afford?
Why, I'm surprised that the news hasn't been heard!