All Drought articles – Page 10
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Category ReportHow oil is navigating troubled waters: edible oils category report 2023
Droughts in Spain are heaping fresh pressure on olive oil prices. How are brands and shoppers reacting?
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NewsFertiliser prices start to ease but full recovery still distant
The cost of fertiliser remains 50% higher than 2019 says NFU
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NewsMedia Bites 23 May: Food inflation, junk food, alcohol health warnings
The papers continue to focus on the ongoing issue of soaring food prices, while Ireland to label alcoholic drinks with cigarette-style health warnings.
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Category ReportHow rice beat the cost of living crisis: rice, pulses & noodles category report 2023
Rice commodity prices continue to soar. How is this affecting bulk rice sales and the formerly booming ready-to-heat pouch market?
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Comment & OpinionWill Rishi Sunak’s ‘cakeist’ summit manage to keep all parties satisfied?
On the one hand, Sunak wants to know how to support endangered British farmers. On the other, he wants to get food price inflation down
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes climate breakdown make more food shortages inevitable?
The climate crisis is the world’s biggest threat. So what is the future of the food supply if the worst-case scenarios come to pass? And what is being done to ensure that they don’t?
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KVI TrackerRice prices set to rise further following Spanish heatwave
Rice is already far more expensive in British supermarkets than a year ago
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NewsSoft drink and sweet prices set to jump again for summer
Global sugar prices hit a six-year high in March and there is little sign of them easing
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Analysis & FeaturesWomen’s power list: the leaders of grocery’s sustainability ambitions
In the latest in our power list series on women in grocery, we look at how greater gender diversity boosts environmental ambitions, and shine a light on the high-profile female talent that’s rising to the top
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy retail prices keep rising despite falling commodity costs
The cost of some commodities has fallen by up to 50% in the past year
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NewsFresh fruit supplier receives $300m investment with HSBC UK support
Westfalia Fruit Group claims to be the world’s leading avocado supplier and is looking to expand its sustainable avocado production
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NewsClimate change: competition watchdog to allow greater collaboration between businesses
Draft guidance published by the the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) includes proposals to override competition law
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NewsLidl becomes latest retailer to ration fresh produce amid shortages
It follows similar moves by Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, which issued buying restrictions on some lines last week in light of empty shelves
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy fruit & veg shortages are only a tiny bit about Brexit
The British Retail Consortium cited “difficult weather conditions in the south of Europe and northern Africa”, which had disrupted harvests for products such as tomatoes and peppers. But critics have pointed to plentiful produce elsewhere in Europe
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NewsWholesale fruit & veg prices soar amid shortages in supermarkets
According to data from Nationwide Produce, the spot price for boxes of some vegetables are up two or three times as much as the normal rate
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NewsMedia Bites 20 February: Tesco, BrewDog, Morrisons, Planet Organic
Tesco is to kick off a review of its presence in the UK banking sector - a move that could lead to a sale of the business
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Category ReportHow bottled water can escape the supply maelstrom: bottled water category report 2023
Amid record heat and logistical issues last summer, bottled water faced a supply crisis. Can the industry learn any lessons for 2023?
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NewsMedia Bites 15 February: Waitrose, Subway, Coca-Cola
Waitrose is to cut prices across hundreds of grocery staples as it battles to win back cash-strapped middle-class shoppers
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NewsMcCain invests £35m into British potato farming to safeguard sector
The funding will help British farmers manage the challenging environmental pressures the sector is facing and offset “unprecedented on-farm inflation”
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Analysis & FeaturesCommodities outlook: will food prices finally ease in 2023?
Global warming, the war in Ukraine, and China’s slowdown are some of the crucial factors affecting food commodities in 2023