All Commodities articles – Page 41
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Analysis & Features
SMP hits 10-year price low in wake of milk glut
UK skimmed milk powder prices hit a 10-year low in August as producers sought to convert plentiful supplies of raw milk into powder
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Analysis & Features
Low Canadian production pushes up coldwater prawn prices
Coldwater prawn prices have been increasing due to low seasonal production in Canada
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Analysis & Features
Bread wheat: global market set to keep price low
Bread wheat prices have been tipped to remain low despite Defra figures showing total UK yield is likely to be down
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Analysis & Features
Organic feed prices weather Ukraine loss
Organic feed supplies should be reasonable this autumn, despite earlier fears of shortages
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News
Record UK yields to keep wheat prices low
NFU survey results show a 6% year-on-year hike in yield from 8.6 to 9.1 tonnes a hectare
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News
Recycled packaging prices driven up by currency and demand
Prices of recycled packaging materials are soaring…
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Analysis & Features
Catch reductions keep prawn prices high
Coldwater prawn prices have come down slightly month on month but remain 20.8% above last year’s levels…
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Analysis & Features
Diesel pump prices unlikely to drop much further
Diesel is cheaper than unleaded for the first time since 2001. But prices are unlikely to fall further
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Analysis & Features
Orange supply squeeze puts pressure on juice suppliers
An expected shortage of fresh oranges from Spain is set to squeeze juice supplies
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News
British milk production at ‘more than 40 extra pints per person per year’
The figure was calculated by Müller, which has just announced a further cut to its farmgate milk price
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News
Maize crop heat damage sparks food and feed price fears
Prolonged heatwaves across major growing areas have decimated European maize crops this summer…
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Analysis & Features
Vegetable oil suppliers face ongoing price slump
Suppliers and shoppers will be enjoying the drop in fuel costs but it is compounding the woes of the cooking oil industry…
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Analysis & Features
Durum wheat on the rise as EU yield struggles
Prices of durum wheat continue to rise due to dry weather in European producing regions
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Analysis & Features
Tea suppliers soaking up two-year price high
Suppliers are paying a two-year high for Kenyan tea – but deep discounting means shoppers are not splashing out any extra…
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News
Plastic prices stabilise as supply returns to normal
Plastic prices have increased slightly in the UK but most are stabilising now after hitting a high earlier this year
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Analysis & Features
Global meat prices to ease after 2014 highs
Global meat prices are set to climb down from the record levels experienced in 2014…
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Analysis & Features
Commodities experts urge caution over price volatility
Volatility and its drivers remain poorly understood, and caution is advised when making predictions
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Analysis & Features
Lamb price crash not due to New Zealand imports
UK lamb prices plummeted by 20% in the last two weeks of April – prompting British farmers to hit out at New Zealand impor…
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News
Large bread loaves 15p cheaper due to supermarket price wars
Supermarket price wars have sliced 15p off the average price of a loaf of bread in the past 12 months…
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Analysis & Features
UK beef, lamb and pork prices down
UK beef prices continue to fall due to increased slaughterings from a larger steer herd…