(Bloomberg) -- Wheat futures fell, after rising to
a record in Chicago, as the premium above the price of corn
reached the biggest ever, spurring speculation that few
livestock producers will use wheat in feed.
Wheat's most-active contract is almost $2.60 more
expensive than corn on the Chicago Board of Trade, about double
the average difference of $1.30 for the past year. That would
make wheat too costly for cattle feedlot owners and hog
producers, analysts said.
Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News
a record in Chicago, as the premium above the price of corn
reached the biggest ever, spurring speculation that few
livestock producers will use wheat in feed.
Wheat's most-active contract is almost $2.60 more
expensive than corn on the Chicago Board of Trade, about double
the average difference of $1.30 for the past year. That would
make wheat too costly for cattle feedlot owners and hog
producers, analysts said.
Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News
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