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  "templateName": "Product Exporter Position Profile",
  "source": "api",
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    "name": "Yugalinks",
    "url": "https://www.yugalinks.com"
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    "exporter": "https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/exporter/mlt/847190",
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    "prices": "Unit values are reported trade value divided by reported quantity where quantity is positive.",
    "missingData": "Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed."
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