All Commodities articles – Page 28
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NewsSainsbury’s and Tesco respond to cost of production crisis with further milk price increases
The move follows growing farmer unrest that supermarket-aligned milk pools are not keeping up with market averages
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NewsCity snapshot: Palm oil producer MP Evans reports 51% spike in prices in 2022
Palm oil producer MP Evans has seen its mill gate prices jump 51% in 2022 amid supply constraints and commodity inflation, while palm kernals are up 85%.
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NewsFour pints of milk up to 17% more expensive since start of the year
Soaring farmgate milk prices appear to be driving further price hikes at the supermarket tills
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NewsNFU warns crop output could fall if fertiliser prices remain high
Union says government must include fertiliser in its new food supply blueprint
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NewsConcerns grow about rice supply as exporters weigh up curbs
Reports of panic-buying by traders in India followed talk of Thailand and Vietnam pairing up to raise prices
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NewsRapeseed oil prices surge by up to 100% amid ongoing Ukraine conflict
Ambient giant Princes confirmed it had faced ’significant inflationary pressures’ after products from two of its cooking oil brands doubled in price
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NewsGlobal supply turmoil could see British potato farmers switch to cereals or oilseeds
Insiders say domestic market in good shape ahead of possible crop rotations this year
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NewsJones Food Company launches innovation centre to end reliance on fruit & veg imports
The facility, opening 6 June, will act as the testbed for produce to be grown at JFC’s newest vertical farm
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NewsMüller follows Arla with another hike to its farmgate milk price
The processor’s price hike to 46ppl means Müller has increased its milk price by 31.4%, or 11ppl since 1 March
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NewsFDF reports record food and drink exports to non-EU nations
But return pre-pandemic levels undermined by falling trade with the EU
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NewsM&S selling 1kg packs of strawberries for Platinum Jubilee weekend
The new 1kg pack size saves consumers 25% on the price of a typical strawberry punnet
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NewsBritish tomato production ‘back on track’ despite tough year for growers
’Against the odds,’ Britain is set for a good quality crop at normal levels, growers have announced
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NewsImported cod and haddock prices set to fall as demand drops
Rampant inflation and lighter wallets mean shoppers are looking elsewhere
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NewsTesco extends egg supplier contracts amid mounting financial concerns
The deals would secure supply amid ’challenging market conditions’, Tesco said
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NewsCalls for retailers to pay more for chicken reflected in price increases
Assosia data shows significant retail price inflation in the category since the turn of the year
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NewsAHDB sees growing appetite in the Philippines for British meat
The assessment comes after Manila lifted a ban on UK beef
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NewsCranswick sales top £2bn as it slams ‘muted’ government response to pig crisis
The pig and poultry giant saw revenues rise by 5.8% in the 12 months to 26 March
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NewsCo-op invests £19m in pig pricing, and urges mults to do more on sourcing
The retailer has committed to pay its pig farmers above the cost of production, while also calling on other retailers to improve British sourcing
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NewsIndonesia to end palm oil exports ban next week
The move could bring some relief to tight edible oils markets
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NewsUK farms missing up to 75% of seasonal workers needed for harvest
The situation has been descibed as an ’ongoing challenge’ and ’pretty desperate’ by growers who face leaving crops in the ground