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Food prices expected to remain volatile, says supply chain specialist

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Food prices are expected to remain volatile through 2025, says Inverto, the procurement and supply chain management subsidiary of Boston Consulting Group. Inverto says that the long-term trend towards more extreme weather events will continue to hit regional crop yields causing sudden price spikes. A…

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