All Commodities articles – Page 52
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Analysis & FeaturesAs inflation dips, will rising grain prices spoil the party?
Fears about high grain prices pushing up the cost of food were back on the agenda this week after unusually dry weather in the US.
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Comment & Opinion
Currency hedging is a sensible move
It seems strange to think the debt crisis in Europe has only been going on for just over two years…
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NewsRetailers defend milk price model in wake of cuts
Big five retailers who do not use cost of production payment models for their milk have moved to defend their stance in the wake of this week’s “catastrophic” processor price cuts.
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NewsFirst Milk next to cut price as farmer unrest simmers
First Milk has become the latest processor to reduce the price of milk it pays farmers, blaming declining returns on liquid milk.
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NewsDairy Crest cuts milk price again
Dairy Crest has followed Robert Wiseman Dairies in announcing a further cut to its standard farmgate milk price.
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Analysis & FeaturesFalling sugar prices fail to translate in UK
The falling world sugar price has failed to translate into cheaper sugar for either UK food manufacturers or shoppers.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill mature Cheddar fall in price like mild?
When the wholesale price of mild Cheddar dropped by £50 per tonne month-on-month…
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Analysis & FeaturesRelief for buyers as ginger starts falling
One of the oldest traded spices, ginger is used in everything from biscuits to curry, so manufacturers will be relieved to hear…
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NewsUK exports to Greece fall after trade credit insurers suspend cover
As the Greeks go to the polls this weekend to vote in a new government, figures show that food exports…
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Comment & Opinion
Is the economy shaky or flaky?
In two weeks, world governments will meet in Rio de Janeiro to discuss sustainable development…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is 2012 turning out for commodities?
At the turn of the year, the markets were betting on significantly lower prices in 2012.
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Analysis & FeaturesHazelnut prices set to drop as market calms
After years of record commodity prices and extreme volatility, confectionery, cereals and spreads makers can at last look forward to lower prices for hazelnuts.
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Analysis & FeaturesRain and floods spell end to cheap potatoes
Favourable weather conditions throughout 2011 and plentiful supplies have made potatoes as cheap as chips in recent months.
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NewsMüller and Arla next to slash farmgate milk price
Müller and Arla have become the latest dairy companies to reduce their farmgate milk price by 2p per litre, thegrocer.co.uk can reveal.
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Analysis & FeaturesHopes of further fall in the price of barley
Brewers were forced to battle sharp rises in the cost of malting barley during 2011 - but things are looking up for this year.
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Comment & Opinion
Let’s hold goose fat price
Goose production in the UK is generally an immature developing industry and has a long way to go to match production in places such as Poland.
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Analysis & FeaturesFishmeal price drop 'will not affect salmon'
There will not be a further collapse in salmon prices, even though the price of fishmeal - a key input cost - has plummeted by 25% since the beginning of the year, producers have insisted.
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Analysis & FeaturesTime to secure vanilla supply, buyers warned
When it comes to commodity prices, it doesn’t usually get much flatter than vanilla. But change is in the air.
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Analysis & FeaturesPrawns feel heat from tariffs... and killer cod
A heady cocktail of unusual weather, floods and diseases put a squeeze on prawn supplies last year, leading to higher wholesale prices for many species.
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Analysis & FeaturesEgg hunt starts early as suppliers look for liquid
Manufacturers are scrambling to secure liquid egg for cakes, quiches and mayonnaise following the EU ban on battery cages.