Corn hits new record as U.S. supply cuts loom ∞

Gus Trompiz and Colin Packham, reporting for Reuters:

U.S. corn futures rose to a new record high on Friday ahead of closely watched government estimates that are expected to show a severe drought will slash the U.S. crop to a six-year low, highlighting weather-driven tensions in global grain supply.

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