Commodities news – Page 19
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NewsFood price hikes loom amid pressure on commodities
Wheat, sunflower oil and soybeans are among the ingredients that have seen significant price increases in recent months
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NewsFarmgate beef prices set to soar ahead of Brexit deadline, analysts warn
Stockpiling ahead of 31 December to avoid tariffs and cross-border disruption could inflate prices
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NewsCovid-19 foodservice shutdown leads to reduction in British potato plantings
Trade has remained sluggish since pubs, restaurants and QSR outlets started reopening after lockdown in July
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NewsShortage of UK-grown oilseed rape looms as yields slump
The crop has seen an 18%-26% drop in yield against the five-year average
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NewsBeef prices recover from spring’s carcase balance issues
AHDB’s GB average deadweight steer price on 22 August stood at 374.3p/kg, up 14.5% on the same week in 2019
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NewsNo-deal Brexit could trigger steep rise in supplier wheat costs
The warning comes after the NFU this week revealed the UK is seeing its worst wheat yields in 40 years
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NewsWhat’s the beef with the new agri-trade commission?
It’s been branded “a trojan horse”, “a fig leaf”, and “smoke and mirrors” by various critics since Friday
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NewsTech startup Better Origin launches AI insect farm to convert waste into feed
It works by converting inputs such as agricultural residues into insect larvae, which can then be fed to livestock
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NewsFruit prices soaring as pandemic puts more pressure on supplies
Increased retail demand, strained logistics and labour concerns have all pushed up prices
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NewsChuckling Goat ads censured by ASA over immune system claims
”This is unfortunately one of those places where the government has not caught up with the science”, said the brand’s director Shann Jones
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NewsBasmati rice shortages loom as prices continue to rise
Major exporters India and Pakistan have ended all food exports amid national lockdowns introduced in March
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NewsUS meat shortage unlikely to affect British prices
‘The food supply chain is breaking’, according to Tyson Foods
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News10 foods affected by the coronavirus pandemic
Here’s how 10 of the most-affected categories are holding up against the crisis
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NewsFilippo Berio kicks off massive research project to combat ‘olive leprosy’
The project is to run for three years ‘with any successful ideas set to be introduced as soon as possible’
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NewsCoffee supplies under strain as producing countries face coronavirus disruption
The pressures are particularly acute in South America, from where the UK imports more than half its coffee.
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NewsCoronavirus and adverse weather threaten apple juice supplies
Unwilling to buy from China, importers could turn to Poland, where there are concerns about mild temperatures
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NewsSupermarkets urged to pressure chocolate manufacturers over unsustainable cocoa
Many retailers have sustainability and traceability commitments on their own-brand products, but are failing to pressure other brands to end their unsustainable practices, according to a Lumina Intelligence report.
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NewsSpanish storms drive rocketing wholesale prices for lettuce
Storm Gloria buffeted coastal areas from Catalonia to Murcia over the weekend of 18-19 January
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NewsClimate emergency nature loss to have devastating impact on global economy: WWF
Nature loss caused by the climate emergency could cost the global economy almost £8tn by 2050
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NewsBumper vanilla harvests to settle previously sky-high prices
Newly planted vines are now reaching full maturity…