KC Wheat Futures Shift Gears

摘要

2010 has been rough on hard red wheat farmers, merchants and the Kansas City Board of Trade. Farmers watched KC wheat drift lower from late 2009 until harvest. Exporters struggled to sell hard red wheat before harvest against cheaper overseas offers.But adverse weather slashed Canada's wheat crop by 17% and the FSU crop by almost 30% and wheat futures climbed as the scope of the problems widened.