Latest commodities Insight & Analysis – Page 11
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Analysis and Features
Sausage, bacon and pork price hikes outpace rest of meat
Supermarket prices for bangers, bacon and fresh pork products are surging
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OC&C Global 50: Commodities provide bottom line solace
The headline growth picture for the Global 50 is unremittingly grim, but there was some solace for the world’s biggest fmcg suppliers when it came to the bottom line.
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Cashew prices soar with rising demand
Soaring demand and poor weather in key growing region Vietnam have pushed wholesale cashew prices up
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Tight pork supplies set to limit UK exports to China
Rising prices for Euro-pean pork could hit exports to China this year, according to Rabobank
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Analysis and Features
High demand inflates prawn prices
Coldwater prawn prices have risen month on month, due to high demand from the EU
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Sustainable farming methods 'vital' to up outputs says report
The agrifood sector is failing to commit to ‘vital’ sustainable production methods, a new report claims
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Analysis and Features
Quality of vanilla hit by chronic shortages
Chronic global shortages of vanilla could be affecting consumers as food manufacturers struggle to source high quality
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Analysis and Features
UK's fresh fruit & veg faces volatile future, warns Rabobank
There were warnings of drought in some parts of the UK last week, but temperatures have also swung in the opposite direction
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Analysis and Features
Demand for milk fats inflates butter prices
EU butter prices continued to rise in April due to high global demand for milk fats and low supply
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Analysis and Features
Beef production hike set to steady prices
Manufacturing beef is set to become cheaper as South American herds bounce back from drought and US production boom
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Analysis and Features
Craft brewers hit by rising US hop prices
The UK’s independent brewers look set to face a challenging year…
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Analysis and Features
Outages cause rises in polypropylene and styrene prices
Polypropylene prices are up, due to increased demand from the automotive sector
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Analysis and Features
Butter surge defies wider slump in dairy
UK butter prices are surging again as the spread defies the slump in the wider dairy market
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Analysis and Features
Orange juice prices set to remain high
Suppliers should brace themselves for at least another six months of high orange juice prices
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Analysis and Features
Easter chocolate cheaper despite commodity price increases
Brexit doesn’t mean shoppers have to shell out more for Easter eggs this year
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Comment and Opinion
Sustainability campaigns need buy-in from the ground up
Palm oil is in the firing line once again, but how much difference do sustainability campaigns really make?
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Analysis and Features
Kraftliner price driven up by wood pulp demand
Rising demand and higher input costs have led to a rise in kraftliner prices
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Analysis and Features
Palm oil price drops 20% as production recovers
The price of palm oil per tonne has fallen 18.2% from £643.60 to £526.30 since January
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Analysis and Features
Spanish orange production back to normal
Orange production in Spain has returned to normal levels this year
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Analysis and Features
Black pepper prices fall as stocks are replenished
Food manufacturers are finally having to shell out less for black pepper