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Lloyds Business Barometer showed business trading prospects edging down one point to 34% in July, still above April's low of 31%. Overall optimism improved slightly, and the report is seen as signalling roughly 0.3% quarterly growth.
The survey's weak consumer and business sentiment points to a soft UK economy and sterling, a background factor with minimal direct impact on feed commodity prices.
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