Latest commodities Insight & Analysis – Page 20
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Analysis and Features
Oats bonanza in England pushing down prices
Good news for fans of porridge and other oats-based winter warmers….
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Analysis and Features
Müller Wiseman to increase farmgate milk price
A wave of farmgate milk price increases will sweep through UK dairy next month…
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Analysis and Features
China growing as a global dairy power, says Rabobank
The Chinese are continuing their rapid ascent of the global dairy market…
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Analysis and Features
Potato prices drop at last as hot July weather boosts crop
The wholesale price of potatoes in the UK has fallen 38% since June, after favourable weather in July boosted supply…
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Comment and Opinion
An uplifting harvest
How different this green and pleasant land is in 2013 compared with last year, with its perpetual deluges…
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Analysis and Features
Sunflower oil price falls set to trigger 'domino effect'
Sunflower oil commodity prices have fallen by a quarter in the past year – and UK shoppers are finally beginning to see the benefit…
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Analysis and Features
Darjeeling 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 and Features
Prune prices set to be pushed up by falling supply
Two months ago, The Grocer reported that prune sales were soaring…
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Analysis and Features
Pig prices set to stay firm despite recent drop
UK pig prices have fallen for the first time since late February as a result of lower feed prices and reduced demand…
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Analysis and Features
Poor weather means UK likely to stay net importer of wheat
The UK is expected to remain a net importer of wheat for a second year running…
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Analysis and Features
New 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 and Features
Wine prices eased by strong grape harvest in Southern Hemisphere
Healthy grape crops in the Southern hemisphere are easing bulk wine prices…
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Analysis and Features
Low UK wheat harvest... but price still falls
A few weeks ago, the NFU warned the UK wheat harvest could be down by as much as 30% on last year. But wheat prices are still falling…
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Analysis and Features
Orange juice prices to soar as global demand drops
Fears about citrus greening and poor weather have been pushing up orange juice prices on New York’s ICE exchange…
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Analysis and Features
As sugar commodity prices halve, UK still paying top dollar
World sugar prices have almost halved in two years but UK food manufacturers report only modest price declines…
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Analysis and Features
Wheat crop disaster pushes up price of loaf - but only 5p
Any way you slice it, things have been tough in the bread market, as bakers face declining sales volumes…
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Analysis and Features
Cassava 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…
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Analysis and Features
Global grain outlook good despite EU fall
The EU has slashed its yield outlooks for wheat and rapeseed because of poor crops in the UK and other EU countries…
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Analysis and Features
Manuka honey price hit by tighter supply
Consumers already have to pay a hefty premium for Manuka honey – but soon they may have to pay even more…
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Analysis and Features
Grim wheat outlook for UK contrasts with global picture
The prospects for the British wheat crop continue to look difficult, but beyond the UK the outlook is fairly positive…