Winter wheat sowing down 7 percent amid world glut

U.S. farmers planted the smallest amount of land to winter wheat since 2010, the government said, based on an annual survey of growers. Sowings of 36.6 million acres were down 7 percent from the previous crop and this is the third year in a row of smaller plantings. The farm-gate price of wheat has fallen sharply… » Read More

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