Latest commodities Insight & Analysis – Page 14
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Bayer-Monsanto merger: a dangerous liaison?
Bayer’s bid for Monsanto has unsettled investors, farmers and campaigners. So what are the opportunities, and the threats?
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Salmon losses in Chile and Norway see global prices rising
Global supplies are feeling the pinch from Chile’s toxic algae attack
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Berry boom 'needs supply integration' says Rabobank
Supermarkets and suppliers need to look towards integration if they want to cash in on the category
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Italian shelf life change to cost olive oil brands
The limit was more stringent than in other EU countries and it has now been brought into line with other EU producers
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Glyphosate reprieve eases food price fears
A motion to renew market approval for the controversial herbicide was passed this week by 374 votes to 225
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Manufacturers urged to lock in low dairy prices
Food manufacturers keen to take advantage of low global dairy prices should act quickly and buy now
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Vanilla price rockets as yields shrink and demand grows
The cost of vanilla has skyrocketed over the past 12 months
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Lamb prices pick up for an early Easter
After falling to such low levels they sparked protests last year, UK lamb prices have increased in the run up to Easter
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Cheap oil brings 5% drop in farm inputs
The falling cost of key inputs offset some of the price cuts seen by dairy, pork and sheep farmers
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Olive harvest 'disaster' set to drive up retail price of oil
Suppliers warn there is unlikely to be any reprieve from global shortages and high prices
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Cocoa prices eased by better crop outlook
Cocoa prices have fallen sharply since the start of the year, with an improved outlook for crops easing shortage fears
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Alpro plans soy bean crops closer to home
Alpro has launched soybean crop growing trials in Northern Europe
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What's in store for food prices in 2016?
With crude plunging below $30 a barrel and plentiful stocks, more deflation is on the cards - at least in early 2016
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Coffee supply crisis reports played down
Coffee suppliers and commodities experts have played down fears of an impending “coffee crisis”
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Sugar prices reach 10-month high
Sugar prices reached a 10-month high in November
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Vietnam FTA opens new opportunities for UK food & drink
Commodities buyers are eyeing the prospect of getting access to cheaper prawns and pangasius as well as rice and coffee
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Cheaper Christmas crackers as pulp and plastic prices fall
Christmas crackers could be cheaper this year thanks to a big drop in Chinese pulp prices
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Commodity prices: El Nino worries drive up sugar prices
Sugar prices continue to rise with concerns about the effects of El Niño
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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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Low Canadian production pushes up coldwater prawn prices
Coldwater prawn prices have been increasing due to low seasonal production in Canada