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At the time of writing, economic activity has ground to a halt around the world owing to virus containment measures. For the most part, commodities prices have plunged given the collapse in demand. We think a gradual revival in economic activity will give a lift to prices later in the year, but they will remain well below levels seen before the virus took hold.

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