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A consumer retail body announced it has capped quantities of price-fixed staples including sugar, oils, milk and canned goods per shopping basket, after purchases ran about three times normal turnover amid resale by speculators. The institution says it will keep prices fixed for these goods.
Localised retail rationing reflects strong domestic demand for staple foods, but the scale is too small to move global grain, oilseed or dairy prices.
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