The price of a bushel of corn for May delivery tumbled during the last day of the quarter by almost 5 percent to $3.756. The move was caused by the corn supply in the Unites States coming in much higher than expected, even after the government pegged its inventory in June at its highest level in 28 years.
The 7.75 billion bushels' stockpile, as of March 1, is 11 percent higher than a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The reading outpaced economists' estimates of an 8.6 percent increase and is the highest on record at this date since 1987.
Corn is used in everything from animal feed to fuel. Price changes affect ethanol producers such as Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), and meat producers like Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) could be in for a treat going ...
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