All Commodities articles – Page 53
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NewsSurplus website aims to be the eBay of fmcg
Fmcg suppliers looking to shift excess stock will soon be able to use a new eBay-style website to sell direct to buyers.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs crude oil soars, olive oil price at rock bottom
The olive oil industry is “on its knees” as high production volumes are squeezing commodity prices to record lows.
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Analysis & FeaturesMaple syrup producers hope for sweeter future
Maple syrup is now a staple pancake topping in the UK, so suppliers should have been celebrating the traditional start of the season this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesDisease adds to stormy banana price outlook
Retailers and consumers alike should brace themselves for higher prices this year as supplies face a number of serious threats - including crop disease.
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NewsShoppers miss out on a big choc drop
The biggest names in chocolate are still hoiking prices and shrinking the size of their bars - despite the falling cost of raw materials.
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Analysis & FeaturesHigh whey and nut prices pile pressure on muesli
Muesli makers are feeling the crunch as raw material prices edge perilously close to a record high.
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News
Norway dismisses talk of falling salmon prices
Norwegian salmon producers have dismissed suggestions that the removal of a US import tariff on Norwegian salmon will lead to a dramatic drop in salmon prices in the UK.
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Analysis & FeaturesFirst milk, now cream: dairy takes another hit
Until recently, dairy processors under pressure from the mults’ milk price war could take solace in the fact that at least cream prices were strong.
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Analysis & FeaturesTen commodities to watch in 2012
Forecasters believe higher production and less speculator interest will lead to lower prices this year. Just don’t mention the weather.
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Analysis & FeaturesDoughnuts battered by sugar, oil and dairy hikes
Homer Simpson would not be amused. First, rising prices on malting barley threaten to send the cost of beers soaring. Now raw material hikes spell bad news for his favourite snack.
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NewsUnilever signs major chocolate supply deal
Unilever has signed a major new supply deal with chocolate giant Barry Callebaut.
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Analysis & FeaturesBrazil scare could ease EU orange juice prices
Orange juice concentrate has emerged as an early contender for commodities rollercoaster ride of 2012.
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Analysis & FeaturesPotato market recovery sees spud prices tumble
Wholesale prices for potatoes have plummeted by 41% since mid-2011 and are now 30% lower than they were this time last year.
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NewsEgg prices up after scramble to meet EU battery cage ban
In the UK alone, producers have spent £400m on complying with the new rules. No wonder prices are on the rise.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the rise, could we see commodity prices now fall?
Commodity prices look to be heading in only one direction - upwards. But could they fall over the coming decade?
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Analysis & Features
Are rocketing firework prices coming back down to earth?
Bonfire Night, Diwali and (soon) New Year’s Eve - fireworks are again burning holes in pockets. But their sky-high wholesale costs look like they might fall, says Robert Mile
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News
Raw deal: the battle to stop paying a high price for sugar
Tate & Lyle Sugar is involved in a struggle with the EU over tariffs it says are causing sugar supply shortages and inflating prices. Guy Montague-Jones reports
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NewsWheat price fall takes pressure off suppliers
A dramatic slump in wheat and corn prices over the past month has given hope of a respite to food suppliers weighed down by relentless commodity price increases. All grain prices have taken a tumble. Bread milling prices in the UK have…
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Comment & Opinion
Don't count on wheat and other commodity prices deflating
The slump in corn and wheat prices over the past month appears to offer the industry and consumers a much-needed reprieve from seemingly endless rounds of price hikes.