Latest commodities Insight & Analysis
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KVI Tracker
Coffee prices hit new highs over fears of global shortages
Unseasonable weather in Vietnam and Brazil is causing coffee prices to hike
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KVI Tracker
Dairy products set for price hikes as supply continues to tighten
Tight supply is being exacerbated by the impact of wet weather on production
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The Big Interview
Tony’s supply chain guru on changing chocolate sourcing for good
To fight child exploitation, Tony’s Chocolonely open chain lead Joke Aerts wants to apply its five sourcing principles at scale. How is she going about the task?
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KVI Tracker
Salmon producers facing legal action from UK retailers over price-fixing claims
Asda, Iceland, Marks & Spencer, Ocado, Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op have appointed Stephenson Harwood to seek compensation on their behalf
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Analysis and Features
Sultana shortage won’t be easily resolved and ‘will hit prices’
Adverse weather conditions are pushing up global prices of raisins, sultanas and currants, with cost pressures hitting retailers
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KVI Tracker
Orange juice prices hike as demand set to outstrip supply by summer
Farmers in Brazil, the world’s biggest citrus producer, are currently battling greening disease
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KVI Tracker
Cocoa prices skyrocket ahead of Valentine’s Day and Easter
Poor weather in the Ivory Coast and Ghana has badly affected crops and means chocolate confectionery prices will likely to rise still further
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Comment and Opinion
Deforestation legislation is welcome but doesn’t go far enough
New laws should take into account all forms of deforestation, says Belinda Borck, global public policy co-ordinator, Tony’s Chocolonely
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Comment and Opinion
Offer shoppers reliability and comfort in uncertain times
With squeezed incomes, consistency and familiarity have taken over an explorer mentality, says Ben Black, head of fmcg at Verlinvest
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Comment and Opinion
How to navigate the spike in orange juice prices
The situation is now such that many in the market will have no choice but to pass rising costs on to consumers, says Sarah Baldwin, CEO of Purity Soft Drinks
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Analysis and Features
Rice, noodles & pasta 2023: Resilient rice volumes rise despite price
Average price per kilo is £2.66, up 9.9% year on year
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Analysis and Features
Will 2024 bring an end to key commodity turbulence?
Buyers will be hoping for the ‘semblance of normality’ experts predict – but El Niño and other costs mean it won’t be simple
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Comment and Opinion
Will COP28’s big food industry focus lead to positive change?
This year’s climate summit in the UAE saw a greater focus on food systems
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Comment and Opinion
Food apocalypse? How climate events will drive food price hikes
The climate crisis’s impact on global food production has hit dozens of fmcg categories throughout the year. It’s getting worse
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Analysis and Features
How Britain’s 150 biggest food and drink suppliers are faring
Big or small, own-label or branded, the UK’s food and drink suppliers are struggling to balance cost inflation recovery with volume and share, finds the OC&C 150 report
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KVI Tracker
Butter prices start to fall after wholesale milk prices ease
The price of butter, based on 34 lines available in the mults, saw an average price hike of 10.9% year on year, according to analysis of Assosia data
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Category Report
Can Tucci perk up pasta?
With Stanley Tucci waxing lyrical and low prices luring shoppers, some believe the pasta category has an opportunity to get fancier
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KVI Tracker
Poor Turkish hazelnut supply threatens Nutella prices
Hazelnut stock prices soared more than 40% in the eight weeks to 27 September to $780/100kg, Mintec data showed.
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Analysis and Features
Why are key British food exports in such steep decline?
Inflation has forced consumers to cut spend, while Brexit red tape has hit SMEs. Businesses are hoping non-EU trade deals make an impact
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Analysis and Features
Sugar farmers furious over British Sugar monopsony
Farmers have accused the processor of a ‘greedy abuse of power’