But ADM always faces unpredictable price swings buying agricultural commodities from growers, and selling processed goods to end-users.
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Importantly for developing countries, tariff escalation the levying of higher tariffs on processed goods than on raw materials would be scaled back.
Without decent transport on Mongolia's roadless steppe, a ready market for livestock and processed goods was no longer assured, particularly for remote herders.
How will they influence efforts by the developing countries to move further up the value chain by producing processed goods rather than just commodities?
He added that while the UK market seemed focussed on "white water" liquid milk, there was a "huge opportunity for growth" for processed goods in global markets such as China and the Far East.
China recently began to import some African-manufactured value-added goods, such as processed foods and household consumer goods.
And orders for non-durable goods, such as processed food and clothing, also rose - by 0.8%.
Sceptics argue that China alone cannot ignite economic recovery across the region because a large portion of Asia's exports to China are just intermediate goods, which are processed into exports to developed economies.
Products containing cooked and processed eggs such as bread, cake and other baked goods often contain more egg protein than influenza shots.
Poland's strength is in the same low- to medium-technology goods, such as furniture, shoes and processed foods, as those produced in struggling Greece, Portugal and Italy, putting Poland in direct competition with countries the euro zone is fighting to save.
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Pea protein yellow peas that have been processed to remove carbohydrates and leave the protein is being added to baked goods, snack bars, drinks and cereals that aim to be protein rich while also appealing to people looking for vegan, gluten-free or soy-free products.
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