Maize ends higher by 1.29% as demand picks up 13/06/2014

Maize ends higher by 1.29% as demand picks up
13/06/2014 09:33
Maize prices closed higher by 1.29 per cent on Thursday at the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) as a result of a rise in the demand from exporters and poultry industries. At the NCDEX, maize futures for July 2014 contract closed at Rs. 1,099 per quintal, up by 1.29 per cent, after opening at Rs. 1,090 against the previous closing price of Rs. 1,085. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 1,109.
USA, China and Brazil are the top three maize producing countries in the world while the prominent exporters of maize are USA, Argentina and Brazil. Chief importers are Japan, EU, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia etc.