Wheat, corn ease for second day as pandemic fears grip markets
Chicago wheat and corn futures slid for a second straight session on Thursday, with pressure from a broader decline in commodities and stock markets, as fears of the corona virus outbreak developing into a pandemic weighed on prices.The most active wheat contract on the Chicago Board Of Trade lost 0.7% to $5.32-1/4 a bushel by 0327 GMT, having closed down 0.2% on Wednesday.Corn was down 0.3% to $3.73-1/4 a bushel and soybeans Sv1 gave up 0.4% to $8.88-1/2 a bushel.