Funds eye poor performer wheat in hunt for laggards
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 : PermalinkReuters – Wheat has been the poor cousin of commodities this year, losing value as star performers such as copper, lead and sugar have flown, but the humble grain is now beginning to catch the eye of all-important investment funds.
Prices have been weighed down by growing stocks following a record global harvest in 2008 and the second-largest harvest in history this year, but there are signs that the tide may finally be beginning to turn.
