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Consultant: Expect ‘range-bound’ trade to continue in 2024

From the Q&As with influential people in agriculture. series

Aaron Viner
Dec 30, 2023
Dec 30, 2023

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Angie Setzer has been in the cash grain industry for more than 18 years, working as a partner at Consus Ag Consulting. At Consus she mostly works with farmers, helping to sell their crops by keeping a close eye on the markets. Her husband Karl joined her in October 2023.

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Consultant: Expect ‘range-bound’ trade to continue in 2024

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