The potential to provide 60-100% more food by simply eliminating losses, while simultaneously freeing up land, energy and water resources for other uses, is an opportunity that should not be ignored.

仅仅通过减少损失就有可能增加60% -100%的粮食供应，同时腾出土地、能源和水资源用于其他用途，这是一个不应被忽视的机会。

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Loss of access to, or the opportunity to access, regional and international markets generally have more significant economic implications than just production losses.

失去地区和国际市场或失去进入这些市场的机会往往具有比单纯的产量损失更严重的经济后果。

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Although providing an opportunity to increase profits it also provides opportunity for losses.

尽管对冲能够提高利润，但也会增加亏损的几率。

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It makes many dubious assumptions, but the worst is that those selling oil futures (largely producers, the figures suggest) are less likely to cut their opportunity losses from having sold crude too cheaply than hedge funds are to take profits.

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If you are investing outside a tax-sheltered account, a diced-up portfolio gives you the maximum opportunity to harvest losses for the tax deductions.

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Harder to measure is the opportunity costs and intangible losses coaches endure.

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