All Commodities articles – Page 40
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Analysis and Features
Dairy faces price lull after winter surge says Rabobank
Dairy commodity prices could drop again soon despite having recovered in recent weeks, analysts have warned…
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Analysis and Features
El Niño uncertainty triggers food commodity supply fears
Scientists have confirmed the presence of El Niño, and that it is to be relatively weak, but cannot yet tell producers the duration
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Analysis and Features
Packaging prices plummet across the board
Falling polymer prices – a result of the drop in the cost of crude oil – are driving packing prices down across the board…
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News
Organised crime to target food industry
Report by Europol claims that criminals are turning away from traditional sources of crime to food and drink
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News
Pasta producers pessimistic over durum wheat outlook
Pasta producers are seeing core ingredient durum wheat fall in price after months of double-digit increases…
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Analysis and Features
Beef cheap in Europe, but Brazilian price on the up
The deadweight price of beef is still falling in France, with low milk prices leading to increased dairy cow culling…
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News
Oil price slump hits ethanol processors
Low crude oil prices have been a boon for many, but for makers of ethanol the slump in oil – to lows of below $50 a barrel…
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News
Aluminium, PET and testliner prices fall
Although UK aluminium prices remain up year on year, prices fell month on month in December…
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Analysis and Features
Almond prices driven up by California drought
Producers of almond-based products are being warned they may need to shell out more for their key ingredient…
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News
Bread: branded loaf falls to 78p - but average price creeps up
Milk has been in the spotlight after Asda cut the price of four-pinters to 89p…
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News
Cocoa research facility bids to save future of chocolate
As concerns about the sustainability of cocoa supplies and ‘the world running out of chocolate’ increasingly make headline…
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News
Cocoa prices rise while oil falls
Cocoa powder prices have risen 15.7% month on month as a result of falling cocoa butter prices…
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News
Milk prices continue to tumble as First Milk announces latest cut
UK farmgate milk prices keep falling, with First Milk the latest major milk processor to announce it is cutting the price it pays its farmers.
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Analysis and Features
Falling raisin prices mean cheaper Christmas puds
There’s been much talk recently about Christmas dinner becoming cheaper and the pud is no exception…
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Analysis and Features
Farmgate milk price collapse looks set to continue in 2015
Almost a quarter of the value of UK farmgate milk has been wiped out since April, according to data from DairyCo…
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Analysis and Features
UK apple production 'under threat' from neonics ban, says CPA
Apple production in the UK could become “unviable” within a decade…
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News
Tesco to assess impact of falling commodity prices on suppliers
Tesco is investigating the impact of falling commodity prices on its suppliers in a bid to secure better deals…
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News
Risotto rice prices soar after bad weather hits yields
Retailers and shoppers are facing further hikes in the cost of risotto rice following a second year of poor crops…
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Analysis and Features
Unfavourable weather pushes up durum wheat prices
Global production of durum wheat has fallen 12% to 33.3 million tonnes: a 13-year low…
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Analysis and Features
Italian olive oil price up 30% in a month
A leading olive oil supplier has described 2014 as “the most difficult year I have ever seen”…