All Commodities articles – Page 33
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Analysis & FeaturesCitrus 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 & OpinionAlgo-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 & FeaturesLow coffee stocks see prices climb
Consecutive seasons of low production have left coffee stocks low over the past three years
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Analysis & FeaturesMadagascan vanilla prices past the peak
Panic over a vanilla shortage reached fever pitch this week
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Analysis & FeaturesOil prices at highest level since 2015
Falling yields in Russia and OPEC member states has rattled oil markets
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News
Müller to increase milk price for farmers from 1 June
Price rise follows stabilisation of commodity markets and comes as supplier looks to recruit more farmers
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Analysis & FeaturesWet weather hinders spring crop planting
While last week’s sunshine has helped farmers plant some spring crops, more rain this week has further delayed planting
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Analysis & FeaturesSmaller US maize harvest hikes prices
Maize prices have increased on last month after new data suggested US farmers would plant fewer hectares of maize than was
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NewsKraftliner prices up after weather affects harvest
Kraftliner prices remain high year on year, due to increases in feedstock pulp costs
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NewsGlobal supply pressures push up wheat prices
The US crop has entered spring with the worse condition rating since 2002
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NewsDried grape prices up after short crops in California & Iran
This in turn is pushing up UK prices for raisins and EU prices for sultanas
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NewsHop grower Brook House selling direct to brewers online
The Herefordshire grower is selling on the Lupulin Exchange, with plans for its own sales portal ‘in the near future’
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Analysis & FeaturesHigh demand over Easter pushes up lamb prices
Prices remain higher year on year driven by lower imports from New Zealand
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Analysis & FeaturesAction on cocoa output pushes up cocoa butter prices
The Ivory Coast Coffee and Cocoa Council last month suspended programmes for the 2017/18 season
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Analysis & FeaturesPalm oil prices fall as production rebounds
Palm oil was this week trading near 2,4000 Malaysian ringgit (£463) a tonne
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NewsLong-term decline in landings 'affecting scampi supplies'
The supplier has increased the amount it pays crews in a bid to halt a decline in supply, with landings in key fisheries the Clyde and Irish Sea were down 18% last year
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NewsDry weather tightens US wheat supply
Dry weather in the US has tightened supplies in the wheat market
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Analysis & FeaturesUS soybean futures hit by tariffs tit-for-tat
America’s second -biggest crop got dragged into the looming trade war with China
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Analysis & FeaturesBeast from the East drives up electricity demand
Electricity prices shot up as the demand for heating increased
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NewsPineapples in demand as sales rise 15% at Tesco
Demand for the fruit has hit an all-time high over the past 12 months