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Scotiabank: Agriculture, Processed Food Sectors Big Winners When TPP Passes

Scotiabank's agricultural commodity price index was up almost 4 per cent from January to February.

The February index was down by just over 7 per cent from February of 2015.

Scotiabank's Patricia Mohr expects Canada's agriculture and processed food manufacturers to be big winners from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, when it's ratified.

The bank's overall commodity price index was 0 point 3 per cent lower in February than in January - 25 per cent below where it was a year ago.

That's the fourth consecutive monthly drop in the overall index.

However, Mohr predicts the index will rally significantly in March.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.