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FOOD AND GRAINS |
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2000 - 2008 |
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In US dollar per metric ton |
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Period |
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Sugar 1/ |
Coffee 2/ |
Wheat 3/ |
Corn 4/ |
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1997 |
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269.8 |
4282.5 |
155.1 |
104.2 |
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1998 |
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213.5 |
3055.4 |
117.4 |
87.6 |
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1999 |
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143.7 |
2296.5 |
102.2 |
75.3 |
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2000 |
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191.6 |
1926.4 |
110.6 |
74.2 |
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Jan |
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124.0 |
2619.6 |
99.3 |
76.7 |
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Feb |
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121.0 |
2509.0 |
102.0 |
79.8 |
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Mar |
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122.0 |
2436.0 |
101.0 |
82.0 |
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Apr |
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142.0 |
2176.0 |
98.0 |
82.0 |
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May |
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162.0 |
2172.0 |
102.0 |
84.0 |
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Jun |
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191.0 |
1992.0 |
105.0 |
73.0 |
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Jul |
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225.0 |
2039.0 |
105.0 |
60.0 |
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Aug |
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246.0 |
1764.0 |
101.0 |
59.0 |
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Sep |
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229.0 |
1789.0 |
111.0 |
62.0 |
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Oct |
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242.0 |
1787.0 |
123.0 |
71.0 |
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Nov |
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220.0 |
1612.0 |
125.0 |
77.0 |
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Dec |
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226.0 |
1472.0 |
125.0 |
80.0 |
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2001 |
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198.0 |
1183.3 |
122.5 |
74.0 |
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Jan |
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235.0 |
1419.0 |
128.0 |
78.0 |
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Feb |
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228.0 |
1414.0 |
123.0 |
76.0 |
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Mar |
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212.0 |
1481.0 |
124.0 |
75.0 |
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Apr |
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205.0 |
1521.0 |
124.0 |
74.0 |
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May |
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208.0 |
1483.0 |
128.0 |
71.0 |
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Jun |
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203.0 |
1197.0 |
132.0 |
71.0 |
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Jul |
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200.0 |
1011.0 |
136.0 |
72.0 |
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Aug |
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193.0 |
1022.0 |
114.0 |
72.0 |
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Sep |
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189.0 |
961.0 |
115.0 |
76.0 |
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Oct |
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157.0 |
839.0 |
119.0 |
72.0 |
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Nov |
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168.0 |
933.0 |
109.0 |
74.0 |
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Dec |
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178.0 |
918.0 |
118.0 |
77.0 |
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2002 |
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174.0 |
992.0 |
142.0 |
85.0 |
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2003 |
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166.8 |
1128.1 |
139.1 |
89.2 |
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Jan |
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184.0 |
1079.0 |
150.0 |
90.0 |
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Feb |
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202.0 |
1046.0 |
158.0 |
92.0 |
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Mar |
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183.0 |
940.0 |
138.0 |
90.0 |
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Apr |
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175.0 |
1058.0 |
137.0 |
93.0 |
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May |
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164.0 |
1154.0 |
142.0 |
95.0 |
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Jun |
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167.0 |
1121.0 |
129.0 |
92.0 |
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Jul |
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158.0 |
1093.0 |
120.0 |
84.0 |
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Aug |
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159.0 |
1165.0 |
135.0 |
85.0 |
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Sep |
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146.0 |
1224.0 |
129.0 |
85.0 |
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Oct |
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150.0 |
1195.0 |
127.0 |
80.0 |
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Nov |
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151.0 |
1196.0 |
146.0 |
90.0 |
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Dec |
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163.0 |
1266.0 |
158.0 |
94.0 |
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2004 |
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191.0 |
1469.4 |
149.6 |
92.7 |
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Jan |
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155.0 |
1261.0 |
162.0 |
96.0 |
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Feb |
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150.0 |
1446.0 |
153.0 |
107.0 |
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Mar |
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182.0 |
1445.0 |
154.0 |
114.0 |
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Apr |
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180.0 |
1396.0 |
159.0 |
120.0 |
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May |
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179.0 |
1368.0 |
154.0 |
116.0 |
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Jun |
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194.0 |
1333.0 |
147.0 |
93.0 |
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Jul |
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201.0 |
1339.0 |
144.0 |
91.0 |
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Aug |
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197.0 |
1314.0 |
133.0 |
85.0 |
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Sep |
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201.0 |
1514.0 |
143.0 |
78.0 |
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Oct |
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218.0 |
1505.0 |
141.0 |
69.0 |
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Nov |
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212.0 |
1757.0 |
152.0 |
70.0 |
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Dec |
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223.0 |
1955.0 |
153.0 |
73.0 |
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2005 |
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246.0 |
2309.3 |
141.8 |
76.3 |
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Jan |
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228.0 |
2109.0 |
151.0 |
73.0 |
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Feb |
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233.0 |
2364.0 |
148.0 |
73.0 |
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Mar |
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234.0 |
2607.0 |
150.0 |
78.0 |
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Apr |
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224.0 |
2881.0 |
134.0 |
76.0 |
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May |
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225.0 |
2606.0 |
136.0 |
76.0 |
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Jun |
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230.0 |
2343.0 |
140.0 |
80.0 |
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Jul |
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240.0 |
2138.0 |
140.0 |
88.0 |
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Aug |
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242.0 |
2085.0 |
146.0 |
77.0 |
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Sep |
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258.0 |
2041.0 |
159.0 |
68.0 |
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Oct |
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266.0 |
2067.0 |
144.0 |
65.0 |
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Nov |
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261.0 |
2254.0 |
133.0 |
79.0 |
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Dec |
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311.0 |
2216.0 |
120.0 |
82.0 |
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2006 |
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325.5 |
2353.4 |
148.3 |
101.9 |
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Jan |
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348.0 |
2587.0 |
123.0 |
84.0 |
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Feb |
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403.0 |
2524.0 |
133.0 |
89.0 |
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Mar |
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378.0 |
2322.0 |
128.0 |
87.0 |
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Apr |
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387.0 |
2417.0 |
132.0 |
96.0 |
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May |
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373.0 |
2263.0 |
144.0 |
99.0 |
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Jun |
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337.0 |
2128.0 |
138.0 |
101.0 |
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Jul |
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350.0 |
2160.0 |
143.0 |
104.0 |
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Aug |
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286.0 |
2310.0 |
140.0 |
101.0 |
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Sep |
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273.0 |
2146.0 |
152.0 |
82.0 |
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Oct |
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255.0 |
2147.0 |
179.0 |
103.0 |
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Nov |
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260.0 |
2383.0 |
181.0 |
126.0 |
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Dec |
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256.0 |
2854.0 |
186.0 |
151.0 |
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2007 |
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222.3 |
2583.2 |
243.9 |
163.6 |
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Jan |
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243.0 |
2698.0 |
176.0 |
158.0 |
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Feb |
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234.0 |
2696.0 |
177.0 |
177.0 |
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Mar |
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231.0 |
2586.0 |
169.0 |
171.0 |
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Apr |
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214.0 |
2531.0 |
177.0 |
154.0 |
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May |
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209.0 |
2502.0 |
182.0 |
162.0 |
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Jun |
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204.0 |
2291.0 |
205.0 |
165.0 |
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Jul |
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222.0 |
2251.0 |
228.0 |
148.0 |
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Aug |
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216.0 |
2482.0 |
260.0 |
151.0 |
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Sep |
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215.0 |
2567.0 |
327.0 |
164.0 |
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Oct |
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220.0 |
2606.0 |
335.0 |
162.0 |
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Nov |
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223.0 |
2894.0 |
322.0 |
171.0 |
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Dec |
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236.0 |
2894.0 |
369.0 |
180.0 |
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2008 |
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287.4 |
4973.0 |
358.1 |
241.6 |
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Jan |
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264.0 |
3399.0 |
366.0 |
206.0 |
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Feb |
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280.0 |
4442.0 |
425.0 |
223.0 |
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Mar |
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307.0 |
4852.0 |
440.0 |
233.0 |
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Apr |
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278.0 |
5168.0 |
362.0 |
247.0 |
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May |
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273.0 |
5291.0 |
329.0 |
244.0 |
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Jun |
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258.0 |
5412.0 |
349.0 |
287.0 |
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Jul |
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305.0 |
5600.0 |
328.0 |
265.0 |
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Aug |
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314.0 |
5472.0 |
329.0 |
235.0 |
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Sep |
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308.0 |
5121.0 |
295.0 |
234.0 |
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Oct |
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279.0 |
4314.0 |
237.0 |
183.0 |
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1/ Sugar - International Sugar Agreement (ISA)
FOB Caribbean Port; Source: Business |
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World; Beginning January 1993 Cash, World; Source: Asian Wall Street
Journal |
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2/ Coffee (Brazilian) - Cash/Nominal New York,
U.S.A. Source: Asian Wall Street
Journal |
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3/ Wheat (No.2 Hard) - Cash/Rail Bids Kansas
City, U.S.A. Source: AWSJ |
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4/ Corn (No. 2 Yellow) - Cash/Elevator Bids to
producers Illinois, U.S.A.; Source: AWSJ |
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Note: Prices of Wheat
and Corn which are quoted in U.S. dollar per bushel are converted |
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to U.S. dollar per metric ton by using the U.S. Department of Commerce |
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Conversion factors. |
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