All Commodities articles – Page 28
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Analysis and Features
Butter and cream prices on the rise following heatwave
The weather has led to poor grass growth with forage already in short supply
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Analysis and Features
Coffee price fall risks instability in growing regions
The futures contract for arabica reached a 12-year low this week at 96.5 US cents/lb
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News
Feed shortages push prices up as heatwave hits home
Christmas turkey could be up to 5% more expensive in supermarkets, warned the BTF
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Analysis and Features
Wholesale prices for dairy, meat, fish & poultry, fruit & veg, ingredients and packaging
Wholesale pricing information from Mintec across dairy & eggs, meat & poultry, fish, packaging and dry ingredients. Includes fruit & veg, skimmed milk powder, PET, cod and haddock as well as lamb, beef, pork and chicken
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News
Brits pay more for fruit & veg as extreme weather impact hits
The combined impact of the cold spring and heatwave has driven up food price inflation
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News
Demand for British barley could soar amid Europe price hikes
Latest forecasts from Mintec suggest the German winter barley crop will fall 18% year on year
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Analysis and Features
Sultana and raisin prices significantly up on last year
Sultanas and raisin prices remain significantly inflated in comparison with last year, driven by high prices for dried grapes in California
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News
Homepride sauces ‘shrinkflate’ as ingredient costs rise
Around 20 of the brand’s jarred variants have been reduced from 500g to 485g while retaining an rsp of £1.59
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News
Concerns over quality of arable crops prompt price surges
UK feed wheat prices have risen to more than £170 per tonne over the past fortnight, according to the AHDB
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Analysis and Features
Poor lambing conditions continuing to affect price
Lamb prices in the UK have begun their seasonal decrease but remain higher than the same period last year
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Analysis and Features
Global sugar production falls
Sugar prices are up month on month as new forecasts put overall global production down 2%
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Analysis and Features
Threat of trade war ups South American soyabean prices
The Chicago Board of Trade’s prices for soyabeans have dropped by 16%-17%
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Analysis and Features
Booming EU supply set to deflate the price of sugar
EU sugar output will reach 19.5 million tonnes in the 2017/18 season
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Analysis and Features
Cotton price hiked by slowing production
Prices of cotton have risen amid concerns over slowing production, driven by reports of unfavourable weather conditions
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News
Is price fixing behind Côtes du Rhône wine cost increases?
The French competition authority ruled that Côtes du Rhône winemakers have behaved illegally
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News
Shortages and Ramadan demand set to hike watermelon prices
Warm temperatures in the UK have increased demand for the fruit
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News
UK petrol price surges after Trump's Iran withdrawal
Motorists are paying on average 5.5p more for unleaded and 6p more per litre for diesel than they were in April
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Analysis and Features
Citrus greening disease sends prices up
The impact of citrus greening disease has reduced the sweetness of oranges in the US
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Comment and Opinion
Algo-trading is a threat grocery has to take seriously
Markets such as cocoa and coffee are being targeted by short-term investors using computer-driven algorithmic trading, warns Violeta Stevens of Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
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Analysis and Features
Low coffee stocks see prices climb
Consecutive seasons of low production have left coffee stocks low over the past three years