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Agri-commodity market trends

IGC forecasts 7% jump in global soybean output

By Jane Byrne

World soybean production for 2023-2024 is forecast to expand by 7% year on year (y/y) to a record of 395 million tons, chiefly linked to bigger crops in South America, notes the latest update from the International Grains Council (IGC).