All Commodities articles – Page 32
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NewsAfrican swine fever is ‘major threat’ to China’s pork
The disease has a 100% fatality rate for pigs in its most virulent form
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NewsSoyabean prices fall as US-China trade war flares up
The price of US soyabeans had recovered slightly after falling to below $8.20 per bushel
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Analysis & FeaturesEurope faces tight wheat supply thanks to heatwave
Weetabix has confirmed it will be able to source all the wheat used in its products from local British farms…
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Analysis & FeaturesButter 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 & FeaturesCoffee 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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NewsFeed 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 & FeaturesWholesale 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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NewsBrits 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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NewsDemand 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 & FeaturesSultana 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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NewsHomepride 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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NewsConcerns 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 & FeaturesPoor 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 & FeaturesGlobal sugar production falls
Sugar prices are up month on month as new forecasts put overall global production down 2%
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Analysis & FeaturesThreat 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 & FeaturesBooming 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 & FeaturesCotton 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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NewsIs 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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NewsShortages and Ramadan demand set to hike watermelon prices
Warm temperatures in the UK have increased demand for the fruit
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NewsUK 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