date:Jan 08, 2014
Rises in grain and oilseed prices over the last two sessions went against the common idea that they are due a further fall in 2014, as world stocks rebuild further.
On Tuesday, the negative thinking reasserted itself, underpinned by further firmness in the dollar, linked to the prospect of the tapering of Federal Reserve bond purchases in support of ultra-easy monetary policy.
A stronger dollar undermines prices of dollar-denominated commodities by making them less affordable to buyers in othe