| 31. | Stockpiles are rising, but genuine consumer business is still good.
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| 32. | "We've had some increase in copper stockpiles.
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| 33. | Traders expect stockpiles to be sufficient to meet consumption this year.
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| 34. | Global stockpiles in December reached a record low, Man said.
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| 35. | Stockpiles in April were 19 percent lower than a year earlier.
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| 36. | These expectations have more than offset the current decline in stockpiles.
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| 37. | This was mostly offset by declines in copper stockpiles in Europe.
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| 38. | High demand this summer may leave stockpiles even lower than normal.
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| 39. | Lean soybean stockpiles have led many processors to idle their factories.
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| 40. | Rising production around the world also contributed to the stockpile gain.
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