The pain in the soft or agricultural commodities sector started in 2020, when a Covid-induced supply chain disruption scenario drove soft commodity prices higher.

Then as global economies started to reopen, the demand push accelerated further, driving maize, soya, wheat and sunflower prices higher...

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