Latest commodities Insight & Analysis – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesSultana shortage won’t be easily resolved and ‘will hit prices’
Adverse weather conditions are pushing up global prices of raisins, sultanas and currants, with cost pressures hitting retailers
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KVI TrackerOrange juice prices hike as demand set to outstrip supply by summer
Farmers in Brazil, the world’s biggest citrus producer, are currently battling greening disease
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KVI TrackerCocoa prices skyrocket ahead of Valentine’s Day and Easter
Poor weather in the Ivory Coast and Ghana has badly affected crops and means chocolate confectionery prices will likely to rise still further
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Comment & OpinionDeforestation legislation is welcome but doesn’t go far enough
New laws should take into account all forms of deforestation, says Belinda Borck, global public policy co-ordinator, Tony’s Chocolonely
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Comment & OpinionOffer shoppers reliability and comfort in uncertain times
With squeezed incomes, consistency and familiarity have taken over an explorer mentality, says Ben Black, head of fmcg at Verlinvest
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Comment & OpinionHow to navigate the spike in orange juice prices
The situation is now such that many in the market will have no choice but to pass rising costs on to consumers, says Sarah Baldwin, CEO of Purity Soft Drinks
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RankingsRice, noodles & pasta 2023: Resilient rice volumes rise despite price
Average price per kilo is £2.66, up 9.9% year on year
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Analysis & FeaturesWill 2024 bring an end to key commodity turbulence?
Buyers will be hoping for the ‘semblance of normality’ experts predict – but El Niño and other costs mean it won’t be simple
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Comment & OpinionWill COP28’s big food industry focus lead to positive change?
This year’s climate summit in the UAE saw a greater focus on food systems
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Comment & OpinionFood apocalypse? How climate events will drive food price hikes
The climate crisis’s impact on global food production has hit dozens of fmcg categories throughout the year. It’s getting worse
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food security: all the challenges facing the supply chain
From supply chain disruptions to extreme weather and war, what are the biggest factors affecting UK food security now?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Britain’s 150 biggest food and drink suppliers are faring
Big or small, own-label or branded, the UK’s food and drink suppliers are struggling to balance cost inflation recovery with volume and share, finds the OC&C 150 report
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KVI TrackerButter prices start to fall after wholesale milk prices ease
The price of butter, based on 34 lines available in the mults, saw an average price hike of 10.9% year on year, according to analysis of Assosia data
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Category ReportCan Tucci perk up pasta?
With Stanley Tucci waxing lyrical and low prices luring shoppers, some believe the pasta category has an opportunity to get fancier
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KVI TrackerPoor Turkish hazelnut supply threatens Nutella prices
Hazelnut stock prices soared more than 40% in the eight weeks to 27 September to $780/100kg, Mintec data showed.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are key British food exports in such steep decline?
Inflation has forced consumers to cut spend, while Brexit red tape has hit SMEs. Businesses are hoping non-EU trade deals make an impact
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar farmers furious over British Sugar monopsony
Farmers have accused the processor of a ‘greedy abuse of power’
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar prices have soared. Here’s why they’re likely to rise further
Poor weather has hit supply, with more dry conditions expected
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Analysis & FeaturesThe unsettling link between climate change and the price of pasta
The commodity surged on the back of the Ukraine war. Now American and European crops are suffering from heatwaves and drought
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KVI TrackerDurum wheat shortages set to push up the price of pasta
Production of durum wheat has fallen by as much as 20% year-on-year in Canada – the largest global exporter of the crop