Recent industry reports suggest that China’s corn production in 2011/12 could be as much as 14% lower than current official estimates. As a result, China’s imports are likely to be considerably higher than current USDA forecasts, which would squeeze global corn supplies further and put upward pressure on prices. We have changed our price forecast to reflect this additional tightening in global supply but still expect prices to fall throughout 2012.
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