Corn’s visibility increases as enthusiasm comes to an end

October 25, 2013. Berlin– Quoted financial analysts continue to be vocal on agricultural commodities, with a particular focus on corn. However, new research from Media Tenor International indicates that analyst enthusiasm for corn may be over as large crop yields, GMO fears, and struggles around alternative energy depress investment opportunity.

“Corn holds a unique place in the commodities space,” says Racheline Maltese, a researcher at Media Tenor. “While it is impacted by controversial food product speculation, its performance as an investment is also heavily tied to energy and livestock-related concerns, painting a complex picture that media sentiment can help us understand.”

Despite past strong enthusiasm on the crop, financial analysts are now almost uniformly negative on corn as an investment, and predictions for the future are even more grim.

“Based on Media Tenor’s data, we’re a long way from the bottom on corn,” Maltese says.

Roland Schatz, CEO and founder of Media Tenor, speaking from the 14th International Agenda Setting Conference in Berlin, says that when analyzing financial sentiment, spikes in awareness for investment objects often indicate upcoming market moves. “The increased visibility of corn, along with the increasingly negative tone, is very much what we expect at Media Tenor when analyzing financial sentiment. And the tone of opinion changes, quotations become more frequent and drive market movements as media audiences react to the news.”

For additional information, or to schedule an interview with Media Tenor, please contact Racheline Maltese, +001 646-263-3731, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..