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Rising inflation, poor weather still affecting grain, oilseed outlook

In figures released at the end of September, it was revealed that food inflation reached 11,3% in August. This was driven largely by bread and grain inflation of 17,8%, which in turn was underpinned by increasing prices on global agricultural commodity markets since the beginning of the second quarter of the year.

However, since August, there have been renewed concerns in global markets about the hot and dry weather

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