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    As floods intensify, the threat of the toxic metal seeping into the food chain is as big a problem as sewage in rivers or air pollution

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    Bad weather and disease in Brazil have pushed futures prices to a record high

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    State drive is under way to address vulnerability of nation’s agriculture to international events

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