All Commodities articles – Page 49
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Analysis & FeaturesCheaper Christmas crackers as pulp and plastic prices fall
Christmas crackers could be cheaper this year thanks to a big drop in Chinese pulp prices
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NewsOlive oil prices will stay high, buyers warn
Italy has been rocked by recent claims of inferior oil being passed off as extra virgin
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NewsFood firms need flexible approach on dried fruit supplies
Dried fruit made national headlines last week with news that Mondelez was switching the raisins in its Cadbury Fruit & Nut
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Analysis & FeaturesCommodity prices: El Nino worries drive up sugar prices
Sugar prices continue to rise with concerns about the effects of El Niño
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Analysis & FeaturesSMP hits 10-year price low in wake of milk glut
UK skimmed milk powder prices hit a 10-year low in August as producers sought to convert plentiful supplies of raw milk into powder
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Analysis & FeaturesLow Canadian production pushes up coldwater prawn prices
Coldwater prawn prices have been increasing due to low seasonal production in Canada
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Analysis & FeaturesBread wheat: global market set to keep price low
Bread wheat prices have been tipped to remain low despite Defra figures showing total UK yield is likely to be down
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Analysis & FeaturesOrganic feed prices weather Ukraine loss
Organic feed supplies should be reasonable this autumn, despite earlier fears of shortages
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NewsRecord UK yields to keep wheat prices low
NFU survey results show a 6% year-on-year hike in yield from 8.6 to 9.1 tonnes a hectare
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NewsRecycled packaging prices driven up by currency and demand
Prices of recycled packaging materials are soaring…
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Analysis & FeaturesCatch reductions keep prawn prices high
Coldwater prawn prices have come down slightly month on month but remain 20.8% above last year’s levels…
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Analysis & FeaturesDiesel pump prices unlikely to drop much further
Diesel is cheaper than unleaded for the first time since 2001. But prices are unlikely to fall further
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Analysis & FeaturesOrange supply squeeze puts pressure on juice suppliers
An expected shortage of fresh oranges from Spain is set to squeeze juice supplies
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NewsBritish milk production at ‘more than 40 extra pints per person per year’
The figure was calculated by Müller, which has just announced a further cut to its farmgate milk price
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NewsMaize crop heat damage sparks food and feed price fears
Prolonged heatwaves across major growing areas have decimated European maize crops this summer…
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Analysis & FeaturesVegetable oil suppliers face ongoing price slump
Suppliers and shoppers will be enjoying the drop in fuel costs but it is compounding the woes of the cooking oil industry…
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Analysis & FeaturesDurum wheat on the rise as EU yield struggles
Prices of durum wheat continue to rise due to dry weather in European producing regions
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Analysis & FeaturesTea suppliers soaking up two-year price high
Suppliers are paying a two-year high for Kenyan tea – but deep discounting means shoppers are not splashing out any extra…
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NewsPlastic prices stabilise as supply returns to normal
Plastic prices have increased slightly in the UK but most are stabilising now after hitting a high earlier this year
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Analysis & FeaturesGlobal meat prices to ease after 2014 highs
Global meat prices are set to climb down from the record levels experienced in 2014…