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What we’ve found interesting in the business news this week.
- 17th May 2013
What we've been thinking about this week
Global maize, wheat and oilseed - production could reach record levels in 2013-14, according to the US Department of Agriculture's first estimate of the season. It forecast a 45.5m-tonne increase in world wheat production, to 701.1m tonnes, with larger crops in all the major exporting countries (except America, which could see a 9% fall in production).
read more… - 10th May 2013
What we've been thinking about this week
Potato prices - have dropped back after a meteoric rise over the past month. However, the UK average was still almost £20/t higher than four weeks ago and almost £160 ahead of the same time last year.
read more… - 3rd May 2013
What we've been thinking about this week
Electricity prices - have risen by 11% in the last year and companies are being encouraged to enter into longer term contracts in order to mitigate their exposures.
read more… - 29th April 2013
What we've been thinking about this week
Cattle prices – in UK and Ireland continue at record levels, as the fallout from horsemeatgate persists and high demand increases the value of stocks. Farmers are hanging on to their herds because cattle have now been moved out of the sheds to pasture, so it’s cheaper to feed them and watch their prices rise.
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