The UK is both an exporter and importer of agri-bulks, but with rising prices the balance varies and investment is needed to maintain high export flows in the face of rising domestic demand. With supplies of wheat worldwide remaining tight, and the UK's own exportable surplus down on 2005, David Sheppard, managing director of Gleadell Agriculture, jointly owned by the Hamburg-headquartered Alfred C Toepfer and Paris-based Union Invivo, says prices for wheat are averaging £30/t higher than in 2005.
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机译：英国既是农产品批发商的进口国也是进口国，但随着价格上涨，收支平衡不断变化，面对国内需求不断增长，需要投资以维持高出口流量。由于全球小麦供应仍然紧张，英国自身的出口顺差较2005年有所下降，总部位于汉堡的Alfred C Toepfer和总部位于巴黎的Union Invivo共同拥有的Gleadell Agriculture董事总经理David Sheppard表示，小麦价格处于平均水平与2005年相比，上涨了£30 / t。
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