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Global conflicts could raise fuel costs again, boost wheat market volatility

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An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says renewed tensions in the Black Sea region, and the continued Middle East conflict mean higher production costs and more market uncertainty. The global energy market is getting tighter as Ukraine strikes oil refineries and ships exporting Russian oil. Ben Brown tells Brownfield the U.S. crude oil […]

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