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China's soybean demand is likely to slump later this year

We think that the drivers of the recent surge in grain and soybean prices are likely to prove temporary. Lower demand from China coupled with large harvests from Brazil should put downward pressure on crop prices this year, more than reversing the recent price jumps.

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