U.S. corn and soy crops: Not quite as big now

In the space of two months, the USDA has shaved more than half-a-billion bushels from its estimate of this year’s corn harvest and pared the soybean forecast by a similar 3.5 percent. The crop are still bin-busters but they are more manageable than initially expected and should fetch much higher prices per bushel when marketed.… » Read More

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