All Commodities articles – Page 12
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NewsRussian attacks on Ukrainian ports fuel grain shipping concerns
Russian drone strikes destroyed grain warehouses on two different port areas in the Odesa region of Ukraine
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NewsNearly 10% of dairy farmers planning on ending production within two years
A further 23% said they were ’unsure’ if their business would continue producing beyond this point, the NFU said
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KVI TrackerOrange juice cost price increases looming amid citrus supply squeeze
Orange juice futures have this week surged to record highs after multiple hurricanes and disease-decimated crops in the US and Brazil
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NewsNFU calls on government to prioritise domestic food production
The NFU is warning the government needs to take domestic food production as seriously as it does the environment
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KVI TrackerChocolate prices rise as cocoa is threatened by weather and disease
Both branded and own-label chocolate lines have experienced price hikes of up to 50%
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News2 Sisters firmly in the red amid supply chain woes
Turnover improvements were largely driven by inflation, said the business, which warned inflationary pressures had continued into 2023
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NewsEuropean heatwave to push up fruit & veg prices, experts warn
According to analysts, crop yields of fruit & veg grown in Spain are likely to be affected by the temperatures in southern Europe
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NewsLack of fertiliser self-sufficiency a risk to food security
The Commons Efra Committee said the government had not ’set out the steps it will take to protect domestic production of nitrogen fertiliser and [the] ammonia used in it’
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Comment & OpinionCracks are beginning to show in the global chocolate market
Seen as one of the most stable of staples categories, chocolate is now being impacted by a confluence of both supply side and demand factors, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionJust as we thought food inflation was starting to ease…
A series of threats to global commodity markets are stoking renewed fears of price hikes
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NewsCereal crops decimated by Europe’s heatwave
The 2023 European cereal harvest is set to be its lowest since 2007, some 9.5% lower than the five-year average, while other weather-beaten commodities have also taken a hit
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NewsIndia and Ukraine grain shortages deal fresh blow for global food inflation
India’s rice export ban comes amid grain market volatility following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal
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Comment & OpinionBritain’s strawberries are at risk unless a fair price is paid
Britain’s berries are under threat as supermarkets fail to pass cost increases back down the line to them, the industry’s trade body has claimed
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NewsNoble Foods reports £11m loss in tough year for egg sector
Accounts posted at Companies House for Noble Foods Ltd showed an operating loss of £10.9m for the year to 30 September 2022
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NewsFood security alert after Ukraine grain deal falls through
Russia this week pulled out of the deal, which had allowed the safe passage of Ukrainian wheat shipments from ports on its coast
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NewsArla to power UK operations with two new solar parks
The new solar parks will be in operation from Boston and Offham during 2024
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News‘Profiteering’ fertiliser companies key drivers of food inflation, study claims
The UK’s three main fertiliser companies saw profits rise by 500% from 2020 to 2022, a thinktank has claimed
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NewsFischer Farms launches trial of vertically farmed strawberries
The agri-tech company has announced trials have started at its dedicated research and development farm in Litchfield
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NewsAHDB CEO Tim Rycroft to step down later this year
Ex-FDF COO Rycroft said it was ‘the right time to leave’ after a two-year spell at the levy board
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NewsFarmers handed power to challenge supermarket milk prices
The long-awaited new regulations were designed to ’promote fairness and transparency across the dairy sector’, Defra said