The likelihood of an El Niño weather event this year has increased again. With ample sugar and wheatsupplies, any disruption to the upcoming harvests in the Asia-Pacific region is unlikely to lead tosignificantly higher prices. However, coffee prices could rise more markedly on lower Asian output,while higher soybean production in South America is likely to push prices even lower.
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