All Commodities articles – Page 29
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Analysis & FeaturesHow could Iran crisis affect food and fuel prices?
Crude oil prices have spiked, and any further escalation is set to have knock-on effects on sugar, ethanol, vegetable oil and more
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink businesses brace for impact of recycling price hikes
Plastic and aluminium saw the largest price jumps in 2019
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NewsCarrot shortfall likely as floods hit UK growers
Soggy autumn also hit brussels sprouts, with prices up 29%
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Analysis & FeaturesLamb prices likely to remain high into 2020
The average GB deadweight lamb price rose by 3.5% in one week, from 16 November to 23 November
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NewsRabobank warns of continuing volatility in commodity prices
Geopolitical risks and price pressures on farmers are cited as contributing factors in Rabobank’s latest outlook
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NewsNo sign of high cocoa prices abating despite fall in demand
Year-on-year third quarter grinding volumes in the EU have remained at the same level as last year
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NewsLabour shortages set to hike apple prices
British Apples & Pears warns the total amount of unpicked top fruit “could be much more” than previously thought
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Analysis & FeaturesNorwegian cod prices rise after fall in Barents Sea catch quota
Average wholesale prices for Norwegian cod stood at NOK22,347 (£1,995.8) per tonne on 1 September 2019 - up 12% on last year
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Analysis & FeaturesSpanish storms send lettuce prices soaring
A combination of extreme weather conditions and spiralling production costs in Spain have almost doubled prices
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NewsEggs shortage threatens Christmas turkey supplies
Last week, frozen UK turkey prices were up 10.8% year on year to £1.86/kg
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Analysis & FeaturesItalian pear harvest slump drives up prices
Severe weather has affected the harvest in northern Italy
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Analysis & FeaturesItalian tomato prices up after poor weather disrupts crops
Italy is the UK’s biggest supplier of tomatoes for food processing
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Analysis & FeaturesSweet potato prices soar as US supply is hit by hurricane
The price of sweet potatoes from the US has more than doubled over the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesDrop in tuna prices boosts supplier profits
Thai Union reported this month that profits had surged 13.1% in the second half of 2019
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NewsWheat prices slump as global market feels turbulence
UK feed wheat futures dipped this week to their lowest level since March 2018
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Analysis & FeaturesUS to triple tariff-free EU exports of hormone-free beef
A seven-year agreement will see tariff-free exports boosted
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Analysis & FeaturesEU sugar market hit by production uncertainty
The current prices are not profitable for domestic sugar beet producers
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Analysis & FeaturesCO2 shortage unlikely, but supply vulnerabilities remain
Prices for CO2 are on the rise again as the European heatwave pushes up demand
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Analysis & FeaturesFlood of cheap beef to hit post-Brexit UK, predicts report
Post-Brexit tariff plans could see beef imports from non-EU countries ‘surge by 1,300%’
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NewsCereal crops gain UK growing space as oilseed rape struggles
Rape crops struggled to establish themselves in last year’s dry autumn and were then damaged by the cabbage stem flea beetle