| 1. | These facilities are now viewed by Wall Street as staple commodities.
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| 2. | It dominates an underdeveloped periphery that depends on production and export of staple commodities.
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| 3. | For instance, the staple commodity in Atlantic Canada was cod.
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| 4. | Things went so far that USDA seriously considered creating a Western Hemisphere cartel for staple commodities.
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| 5. | Rice and corn are cultivated in vast areas of the country, but the government frequently has to import these staple commodities.
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| 6. | To prevent any food scarcity that may lead to unrest, the government last year banned the exports of its staple commodity, rice.
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| 7. | Riots have broken out in small towns in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi allegedly due to scarcity and surging prices of staple commodities.
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| 8. | In the 1790s, Peter went to work for a Jersey company engaged in the transatlantic trade in cod and other staple commodities.
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| 9. | "Our true enemies are the speculators and hoarders ( of staple commodities ) because they continue to weaken the economy, " he said.
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| 10. | Q : Did the rioters merely want an adequate supply of staple commodities, or did they also desire a change in political conditions?
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