Second, although the amount (weight) of herbicides applied has increased in recent years, that parameter is a poor measure of impacts on human health or the natural environment.

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This happens in a poor market environment because institutional investors finally take their profits or start to shift their vast portfolios into more defensive stocks, such as utilities, food, etc.

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