All Commodities articles – Page 29
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News
Labour shortages set to hike apple prices
British Apples & Pears warns the total amount of unpicked top fruit “could be much more” than previously thought
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Analysis & Features
Norwegian cod prices rise after fall in Barents Sea catch quota
Average wholesale prices for Norwegian cod stood at NOK22,347 (£1,995.8) per tonne on 1 September 2019 - up 12% on last year
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Analysis & Features
Spanish storms send lettuce prices soaring
A combination of extreme weather conditions and spiralling production costs in Spain have almost doubled prices
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Eggs shortage threatens Christmas turkey supplies
Last week, frozen UK turkey prices were up 10.8% year on year to £1.86/kg
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Analysis & Features
Italian pear harvest slump drives up prices
Severe weather has affected the harvest in northern Italy
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Analysis & Features
Italian tomato prices up after poor weather disrupts crops
Italy is the UK’s biggest supplier of tomatoes for food processing
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Analysis & Features
Sweet potato prices soar as US supply is hit by hurricane
The price of sweet potatoes from the US has more than doubled over the past year
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Analysis & Features
Drop in tuna prices boosts supplier profits
Thai Union reported this month that profits had surged 13.1% in the second half of 2019
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Wheat prices slump as global market feels turbulence
UK feed wheat futures dipped this week to their lowest level since March 2018
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Analysis & Features
US to triple tariff-free EU exports of hormone-free beef
A seven-year agreement will see tariff-free exports boosted
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Analysis & Features
EU sugar market hit by production uncertainty
The current prices are not profitable for domestic sugar beet producers
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Analysis & Features
CO2 shortage unlikely, but supply vulnerabilities remain
Prices for CO2 are on the rise again as the European heatwave pushes up demand
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Analysis & Features
Flood of cheap beef to hit post-Brexit UK, predicts report
Post-Brexit tariff plans could see beef imports from non-EU countries ‘surge by 1,300%’
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Cereal crops gain UK growing space as oilseed rape struggles
Rape crops struggled to establish themselves in last year’s dry autumn and were then damaged by the cabbage stem flea beetle
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UK lamb production bounces back after ‘shocking’ 2018
Average year-on-year deadweight lamb prices peaked at 601.9p/kg in April 2018
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Analysis & Features
EU biofuel ruling hits prices of palm and coconut oil
The EU set out plans to phase out the use of palm oil in biofuels to meet environmental targets
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Trump's trade war drives down price of petrol... for now
Donald Trump’s trade wars are driving down the cost of petrol in the UK
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Analysis & Features
US corn belt storms set to hike maize prices
The Midwestern states that dominate US corn production have been hit by flooding and rainfall, which delayed planting
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Analysis & Features
Early start for strawberry season yields 22% boost
Most of the increase is down to the warm Easter period this year
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Kenyan shortfall set to drive up tea prices
In Kenya, 2019 is likely to see a 12% year-on-year decline in output due to droughts in March