All Commodities articles – Page 48
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NewsSports products hit by 20% VAT and whey cost rise
Sports nutrition suppliers have been hit by a sudden rise in whey protein costs just as the government slaps VAT on the category at the standard rate of 20%…
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NewsFirst Milk hikes milk price again after ‘robust’ talks
First Milk is to increase the price it pays its dairy farmers following “robust” conversations with retailers.
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Analysis and FeaturesTop five all cut prices as inflation falls to just 1.2%
The top five supermarkets slashed prices again in September despite…
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Analysis and FeaturesXanthan price hikes a problem for dieters
As high maize prices continue to stoke fears about food price inflation, slimmers and those on a gluten-free diet
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NewsTate & Lyle sues again over EU's sugar prices
Tate & Lyle Sugars is suing the European Commission for a third time - alleging it has caused sugar costs to rocket artificially…
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NewsAldi again ups price it pays for milk
Aldi is to increase payments to farmers who supply it with liquid milk for the second time this year.
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NewsRussia halts GM maize imports in wake of Monsanto cancer study
Russia has slapped a temporary ban on imports of genetically-modified maize produced by Monsanto, according to…
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NewsDairy Crest raises milk price to 29ppl
Dairy Crest is raising its farmgate milk price to 29p pence per litre for farmers on a non-aligned liquid milk contract and those on a Davidstow cheese contract.
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy mustard prices are hotting up
Mustard prices are hotting up, as growers increasingly turn away from planting mustard seed in favour of other crops…
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NewsTangerine profits hit by sugar, maize and gelatine price rises
Tangerine Confectionery has blamed a steep decline in profits on the impact of ‘extraordinary’ commodity cost inflation…
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NewsTesco hikes milk price for dairy farmers
Tesco is hiking the price it pays farmers in its Sustainable Dairy Group by just over 2p per litre.
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NewsFood prices 'to hit all-time high next year'
Global food prices are on course to hit an all-time high in 2013 – and middle-class consumers of meat and dairy are set to be worst affected, a new report from Rabobank has warned.
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Analysis and FeaturesOlive oil hikes set to boost sales of rapeseed oil
As olive oil prices soar, British-grown rapeseed oil is well-placed to emerge as an…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe categories most at risk from soaring grain prices
As suppliers globally are hit by rocketing commodity inflation, which sectors are being hardest hit and will retail hikes result?
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Analysis and FeaturesOlive oil retail prices to soar after drought
After 18 months at rock bottom, olive oil wholesale prices are soaring and suppliers are warning of inevitable price hikes in-store.
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Analysis and FeaturesRise in glucose prices to have a big impact
Droughts in the US and Russia have already had a devastating effect on grains prices…
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NewsHeineken counts cost of raw material price hikes
Heineken yesterday warned that profits for 2012 would be largely flat compared to last year, as the higher cost of raw materials…
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NewsSet milk price 'would kill off UK dairy'
Guaranteeing farmers recovery of their production costs would risk flooding the UK with cheap imports, processors believe.
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Analysis and FeaturesWheat prices soar to leave bakers fearing rerun of 2010
Bread makers are bracing themselves for a possible repeat of 2010, when failed harvests and export bans sent grains prices soaring…
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NewsFarmers' blueprint for 'failed' dairy market
The dairy farmer coalition has reiterated calls for farmers to receive at least the cost of production for milk.