All Drought articles – Page 21
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Analysis & Features
Mondelez to help create a million 'coffee entrepreneurs'
Mondelez International – the world’s secondlargest coffee company – has this week unveiled new steps…
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Analysis & FeaturesUK bucks the trend in Europe as food becomes more affordable
The supermarket price war has been given the majority of credit for driving down the price of food – but it is not only in the UK that prices are going down.
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Analysis & FeaturesSri Lankan tea prices rise as demand increases
Hot beverages are hot stuff, with increased demand pushing up tea exports from Sri Lanka by 23.5% in June…
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Analysis & FeaturesTea faces climate of change in Sri Lanka
The future of the second biggest tea exporter in the world is threatened by climate change…
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Analysis & FeaturesAlmond and walnut prices driven up by drought in US
Some of the most common nuts used in baking have risen sharply in price because of bad weather…
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Analysis & FeaturesOlive oil prices jump on Spanish crop fear
A bumper 2013 crop made Spain a popular destination for olive oil buyers but more recently prices have started to rebound…
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee cost rises as tea falls but a different story in store
Beverage producers are likely to have been paying more for coffee and less for tea this year…
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Category ReportFocus on Oils
Sunflower oil has stolen the top spot from vegetable… but is it already under threat from own label-driven extra virgin?
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Analysis & FeaturesWine prices to fall thanks to bumper crops in key markets
Spain, South Africa and Australia have been tipped to offer some of the best deals for trade wine buyers this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesUK fruit growers warned over troublesome fruit fly
Growers are being urged to step up monitoring efforts to protect UK crops from a particularly problematic fruit fly…
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Analysis & FeaturesEl Niño weather phenomenon to return in 2014
Brace yourselves: El Niño looks like it’s on its way back…
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Analysis & FeaturesUkraine crisis raises fears of another grain price hike
The deepening crisis in Ukraine sent grain prices soaring this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco seeks promo stability - and deepens its price cuts
The big news story in grocery this week was Tesco’s new turnaround strategy…
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Analysis & FeaturesMilk powder prices kept high by demand from China
Sticking to new year resolutions to get fit and lose weight could be harder to keep this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesChinese drought may keep dairy prices high
Until a few weeks ago, the received wisdom was that dairy commodity prices would fall in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesSweet sensation: Mars leads surge in confectionery deals
Mars has taken its promotional activity to stratospheric new heights – running twice as many deals as last month and almost three times more than a year ago.
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Analysis & FeaturesDarjeeling tea price crisis will not affect UK cuppas
Darjeeling tea prices are rocketing because of social unrest in northern India…
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Analysis & FeaturesNew Zealand lamb supply hit by drought
New Zealand lamb production is forecast to fall 9.3% as a result of drought this season…
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Analysis & FeaturesAssosia says promotional deals on gondola ends sharply up
Big brands are showing few signs of easing back on the number of promotions they are running…
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Analysis & FeaturesCassava could be the carbohydrate of the 21st century, says UN
If insects are the protein source of the future, then cassava is set to become the 21st century’s carbohydrate…