Liliana Gonzalez
Analysis & FeaturesEU sugar prices set to fall in line with rest of the world
Sugar has fallen out of favour in some circles – even Sugar Puffs has dropped the word from its name…
Analysis & FeaturesPotato prices fall on back of fine summer and high yield
From famine to feast, the price of spuds keeps plummeting…
Analysis & FeaturesOrange juice market feels global squeeze
We might think of orange juice as an irreplaceable item on our breakfast table, but it may become a rarer item…
Analysis & FeaturesEl Niño weather phenomenon to return in 2014
Brace yourselves: El Niño looks like it’s on its way back…
Analysis & FeaturesCocoa butter hikes add 6p to a chocolate bar
The cost of producing the average milk chocolate bar has soared by 25% over the past 12 months…
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Commodities: Cocoa and sugar hikes pile pressure on chocolate drinks
Price hikes for cocoa and sugar mean hot chocolate fans could soon be paying more for their drinks. But for how long, asks Liliana Gonzalez of Mintec
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Commodities: Bitter winter turns up the pressure on milk powder prices
Prices for milk powder stabilised in July but they may start to go up again if a cattle feed grain shortfall hits milk supply says Liliana Gonzalez of Mintec
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Commodities: Price hikes set to push up cost of builders’ tea
Supply issues with tea and sugar have prompted price hikes that are likely to make their way down to consumers, reports Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez
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Commodities: Biofuel demand could push up costs across fmcg market
The rise of biofuels means expected crude oil price rises are set to push up the cost of key vegetable oil crops, warns Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez
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Commodities: The butter mountain’s back... but not for the long term
Milk prices are so low that the EU has had to intervene but the news is not as bad for the industry as it sounds, reports Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez
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Commodities: Will bread cost more or less dough after 2009 harvest?
Bread. Brits can't get enough of it. They're not quite so into price rises, though. Mintec's Liliana Gonzalez looks at the forecast for this year's harvest