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COVID-19 hit commodities hard - these 8 charts show what we can expect

Cows graze in an oil production field in Midland, Texas U.S. February 13, 2019. Picture taken February 13, 2019.REUTERS/Nick Oxford - RC1D05F7E6C0

Neither agriculture or oil were immune from being impacted by the pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Peter Nagle
Economist, Development Economics Prospects Group
John Baffes
Senior Economist, Development Prospects Group
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