"We shall not only achieve but exceed the target of farm production in three years, " he said.

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"It's a slow start and we hope thing will be busier by the autumn, and we'd like to think by the end of the year we will exceed the target of 50 births, " he said.

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And a weaker real brings its own difficulties, such as the likelihood that inflation will exceed the central bank's target.

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