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Glut of grain and soybeans to push prices lower

The outlook for global grain and soybean production received another boost late last week as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) further increased its estimates for the 2014/15 harvest. Rising production and high stocks have helped corn, soybean and wheat prices tumble more than 40% since their 2014 highs. With a growing glut in the market, we think prices still have further to fall.

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