All Commodities articles – Page 37
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Analysis & Features
End of sugar quotas set to ease hikes
EU sugar production is forecast to be up 13% year on year at 16.2 million tonnes this season
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Analysis & Features
Trump promises cause copper prices to rise
Copper prices started rising following Donald Trump’s US election victory
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Analysis & Features
British wheat now among most expensive in the world
Millers and manufacturers are paying a costly premium for British wheat
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Analysis & Features
Surging supply-side costs for Thai tuna could hit retail prices
Surging supply-side costs for Thai tuna could push up the price of cans in supermarkets this year
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Analysis & Features
Dried fruit & nuts cheaper as Turkish lira declines
Turkey is a major supplier of dried fruit and nuts to the UK market
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Analysis & Features
Milk prices hit two-year highs as supplies tighten
Tightening milk supplies have pushed UK farmgate milk prices to their highest levels in almost two years
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News
First spinach, now courgettes, tomatoes and peppers hit by short supply
Supermarkets are struggling to source some fresh produce items due to poor weather across Europe
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Freddo bar set for 20% price increase as cocoa prices rise
Move is a “last resort” to manage costs, insists Mondelez
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Analysis & Features
Cold weather in Spain pushes up tomato prices
Harvest delays in Spain, due to cool conditions in November, caused Spanish tomato prices to rise
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Analysis & Features
Fuel hits its highest price for two years
Shoppers are paying more at the pumps as the cost of petrol hits a two-year high
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News
Salad shortages set to hit new year health kicks
Key growing region Murcia, which provides 80% of Europe’s produce in winter months, has been reduced to 30% capacity
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News
Unhelpful weather shrinks Christmas easy-peelers
The traditional clementine in our Christmas stocking is likely to be smaller than usual this year
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Analysis & Features
Christmas turkey to dodge Brexit price inflation
This year’s Christmas turkeys should avoid the brunt of post-referendum inflation
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Analysis & Features
Christmas salmon set to be pricier this year
Shoppers might have to dig deeper into their pockets to put salmon on the table this Christmas
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News
Major brands accused of using palm oil produced by child labour
Report by Amnesty International claims palm oil company Wilmar employed children as young as eight on plantations
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Analysis & Features
Healthy stocks set to keep global food prices low in 2017
Global food prices are set to remain relatively low in 2017 thanks to record stocks of major agricultural commodities
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Analysis & Features
Electricity prices up due to colder weather
UK electricity prices have continued to rise due to increased demand as a result of cooler weather and a dip in output
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News
Global food prices up 9.1% on last year
Global food prices rose again last month and are now almost 10% above last year’s levels, according to new UN figures
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Mondelez International updates its sustainable palm oil plan
The chocolate giant announced this week it was extending its Palm Oil Action Plan
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Analysis & Features
Lamb's festive spot at risk as prices soar
Lamb risks losing out this Christmas as farmgate prices run high in the wake of the Brexit vote