Friday, April 20, 2007

S.Africa maize wobbles as players offload

(Reuters) - South Africa's main maize contracts dropped sharply on Friday amid speculation that fears of drought damage may have been exaggerated, but traders said prices might rebound ahead of a crop forecast next week.

July white maize closed 2.71 percent lower at 1,616 rand a tonne, falling by the daily limit of 45 rand and breaking further below the key 1,700 level.


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