All Commodities articles – Page 37
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Analysis & Features
Heavy summer rains hit pumpkin quality
UK growers have warned that a wetter than usual summer has had a significant impact on pumpkin quality for the 2017 harvest
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Analysis & Features
UK beef prices pushed up by weak pound and fewer slaughterings
UK beef prices have risen due to a drop in cattle slaughterings and a weaker pound…
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Analysis & Features
Cost hikes looming for balsamic vinegar
Makers of balsamic vinegar are facing potentially massive cost rises following weak grape harvests in Mediterranean Europe
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Analysis & Features
The WTO quota row: what it means for trade and Brexit
The UK-EU “breakthrough” on splitting TRQs has run into global trade heavyweight opposition…
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Analysis & Features
Apple juice squeezed by poor Polish crop
Fruit juice manufacturers are facing surging prices for apple juice concentrate due to a shortage of apples in Poland
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Analysis & Features
Sunflower oil prices fall as production rises
Global production looks poised to exceed the five and 10-year average
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Analysis & Features
End of sugar quotas 'risks health goals'
Britain could be facing a “new era” of low sugar prices with the removal of the quota, claims analyst Investec
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Analysis & Features
Fipronil scandal causes processing egg shortage
The year on year price of shell eggs for processing has risen by 83.6%
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News
Florida orange crop gets pulped by Hurricane Irma
Irma hit Florida last week, sparking a sharp rise in the global price of orange juice concentrate
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Analysis & Features
Tinned fish prices sent sky high by raw material hikes
Supermarket prices for tinned fish are surging as suppliers warn margins have been battered by high raw material costs
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News
Average farmgate milk price back to 2014 levels
The UK average farmgate milk price, excluding retailer and processor bonuses, rose to 27.78ppl in July
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Analysis & Features
Olive oil quality hit by smaller crops and price pressure
Surging olive oil prices are contributing to rising amounts of low-quality olive oil hitting the market, experts warn
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Analysis & Features
Fipronil scandal hits European egg prices
Just over a month after the fipronil scandal broke, the volatility in the European egg market shows no sign of abating
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News
Ice cream makers seek alternatives as vanilla shortage bites
Average price per kg is now just under £600, some 110% higher than last August
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Analysis & Features
European pork price hits four-year record
European pork prices have reached their highest level in four years – and could go higher
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Analysis & Features
Record high butter prices 'unlikely to ease' for months
Manufacturers are unlikely to see butter wholesale prices ease for ’at least a few months’
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Analysis & Features
Alpro to harvest first soybean in Belgium
Belgian soybeans will be harvested for the first time this year
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News
Welsh food and drink exports soar by almost 20%
Exports from Welsh suppliers hit £337.3m, up 19.8% year on year, according to Welsh government data
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Analysis & Features
Sausage, bacon and pork price hikes outpace rest of meat
Supermarket prices for bangers, bacon and fresh pork products are surging
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News
NFU cautions over 'constant boom and bust dairy cycle'
Farmgate prices have failed to keep up with record prices for cream and butter at wholesale says union