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Higher prices of agri-commodities adding to inflation: analysts

The proportional increase in prices on supermarket shelves for end consumers is expected to be much smaller

Uma Devi
Published Mon, Feb 28, 2022 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

THE year ahead is likely to hold fewer pandemic-related disruptions as more countries accept living with Covid-19.

But agricultural commodities are unlikely to see "any sense of normalcy", market watchers said, thanks to continued logistics bottlenecks, labour shortages and weather-related supply disruptions. Food price inflation should be expected as some commodities test multi-year highs.

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