Swelling global grain glut spurs biggest bearish bet since June
Chicago
OVERFLOWING grain bins prompted money managers to expand their wagers on lower crop prices by almost 10 times in the space of a week.
Global inventories of corn, wheat and soya beans will each rise to all-time highs before next year's North American harvests, the US government forecasts. While grain prices have already dropped to five-year lows, hedge funds are predicting more losses as stockpiles expand. The funds are holding the biggest bearish bet on the crops since June.
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