Markets are rational and amid all the uncertainty the current bearishness is reasonable. There are also fundamental reasons for the current selloff. It makes no sense for U.S. farmers to plant 97 million acres of corn. We think China will become a larger purchaser of U.S. soybeans in a few months, but there is limited certainty. Brazil’s soybean production area is forecast to increase in 2020/21 by almost 5 percent. Some countries have stockpiled food grains and that will lag some future demand. Farmers are having to dump milk and there is the threat of some reaching the point of shooting their cattle. Meanwhile, the strong dollar is aiding competitors. And if all of that isn’t dreary enough, the market hasn’t yet hit its...

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