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918                      <h4>  <a title="OPINION: Wheat prices have recovered but is £211/t enough?" class="lock" href="/opinion/4536273/opinion-wheat-prices-recovered-211">OPINION: Wheat prices have recovered but is £211/t enough?</a>
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922                      <p>Wheat prices are seemingly recovering but what price is needed to compensate for inflated input costs? </p>
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