Latest commodities Insight & Analysis – Page 12
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Analysis and Features
Spanish weather hikes price of lettuce and tomatoes
Lettuce prices have risen in the UK due to lower supplies from Spain
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End of sugar quotas set to ease hikes
EU sugar production is forecast to be up 13% year on year at 16.2 million tonnes this season
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Trump promises cause copper prices to rise
Copper prices started rising following Donald Trump’s US election victory
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British wheat now among most expensive in the world
Millers and manufacturers are paying a costly premium for British wheat
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Surging supply-side costs for Thai tuna could hit retail prices
Surging supply-side costs for Thai tuna could push up the price of cans in supermarkets this year
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Dried fruit & nuts cheaper as Turkish lira declines
Turkey is a major supplier of dried fruit and nuts to the UK market
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Milk prices hit two-year highs as supplies tighten
Tightening milk supplies have pushed UK farmgate milk prices to their highest levels in almost two years
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Cold weather in Spain pushes up tomato prices
Harvest delays in Spain, due to cool conditions in November, caused Spanish tomato prices to rise
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Fuel hits its highest price for two years
Shoppers are paying more at the pumps as the cost of petrol hits a two-year high
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Christmas turkey to dodge Brexit price inflation
This year’s Christmas turkeys should avoid the brunt of post-referendum inflation
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Christmas salmon set to be pricier this year
Shoppers might have to dig deeper into their pockets to put salmon on the table this Christmas
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Analysis and Features
Healthy stocks set to keep global food prices low in 2017
Global food prices are set to remain relatively low in 2017 thanks to record stocks of major agricultural commodities
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Electricity prices up due to colder weather
UK electricity prices have continued to rise due to increased demand as a result of cooler weather and a dip in output
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Lamb's festive spot at risk as prices soar
Lamb risks losing out this Christmas as farmgate prices run high in the wake of the Brexit vote
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Mackerel prices up 60% as global demand soars
A sharp increase in quayside prices is threatening to push up the cost of canned and smoked mackerel
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Commodity prices: EU diesel prices on the rise
The pound hit a 31-year low against the dollar after Theresa May confirmed the trigger of article 50 in March
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Big fish shortage pushes up salmon prices
Norwegian salmon prices have increased in October, driven by a fall in larger salmon supplies and high demand from Europe
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China's thirst for red wine grapes hikes Aussie varieties
Prices for Australian wine grapes are bouncing back due to a growing thirst for red in China
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Comment and Opinion
Nick Clegg is right to shine a light on food prices, but his Brexit analysis is flawed
Gerald Mason of Tate & Lyle Sugars argues Brexit doesn’t have to mean punishingly high tariffs
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Analysis and Features
Potatoes get pricier as EU supply shrinks
EU potato prices were up 13% year on year this month