All Commodities articles – Page 2
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Analysis and 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 and 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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NewsUK government to roll out EU-style deforestation laws
Rishi Sunak announced the legislation was finally coming into effect at COP28, two years after it was proposed
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NewsSugar negotiations in turmoil as growers reject latest British Sugar offer
Negotiations are now headed for arbitration
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NewsTea and bananas: £8bn worth of Britain’s favourite food imports at risk
Climate change is badly hitting the countries that provide £8bn worth of food imports to the UK every year
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NewsGlobal food commodity prices finally easing in 2024 after three years of turbulence
Rabobank’s 2024 outlook shows many commodities, such as corn and sugar, returning to stability
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Comment and 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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NewsClimate crisis has added more than £600 to UK household food bills
Climate impacts accounted for one-third of all food price inflation in the UK this year, according to new analysis
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NewsGrowers warn of potato crop damage and soaring prices
The spot price of potatoes ‘is currently at least double what you would expect at this time of year’
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NewsDefra calls for ‘fairness’ in sugar beet price negotiations amid ongoing dispute
British Suagr has been accused by the NFU of approaching growers directly, in contravention of the established process of price negotiations
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Analysis and 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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NewsAgricultural inflation falls by up to 58% in some inputs
The average input cost reduction was 4.7% to 30 September 2023 compared to the previous year
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NewsKTC launches new sustainable palm oil range
The range will initially include Planet Palm Oil as well as three specialist bakery products
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NewsFertiliser market heading for recovery despite potential Israel-Hamas disruption
The global fertiliser markets are finally recovering after major turbulence caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year
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NewsAnti-deforestation targets ‘will be missed’ without urgent action, WWF says
Deforestation linked to the trade of soy, palm oil, cocoa and coffee still rampant despite international pledges, WWF says
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NewsSugar beet price dispute goes to arbitration
British Sugar and the NFU have appointed a professional external facilitator to remedy their dispute
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NewsMiddle East conflict escalation could make food production costlier
Risk of violence spilling to neighbouring countries threatens making food production more expensive
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NewsAvara Foods announces plans to close Gloucestershire factory
The poultry giant cited the ongoing impact of inflation in the poultry supply chain as the key driver in its move
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NewsTony’s Chocolonely and Aldi pledge to increase pay for cocoa farmers
Cocoa buyers including Tony’s, Aldi and Ben & Jerry’s have committed to upping pay for farmers in Ghana and Ivory Coast