Commodities to rise but you’ll cope, analyst tells industry

European food manufacturers will experience commodity inflation in the second half of 2010 but it will be more manageable than it has been in the past, predicts an analyst.

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FrieslandCampina moves away from commodities

Multinational dairy company FrieslandCampina has revealed its strategy for the coming decade in which it plans to expand globally and shift its focus to three specialised product categories.

Functionality belying whey commodity concerns - analyst

Demand for whey-derived functional food and drinks claiming nutritional benefits remains undimmed despite an overall fall in sales last year for the dairy commodity, says an industry analyst.

Fonterra develops online trading for dairy commodities

Fonterra is launching a new online sales channel for its dairy commodities which will allow it to respond more quickly to price changes - and may spur the development of...

Dairy commodity prices climb sharply

Dairy commodity costs have surged in the space of just one month to cap off huge rises in the prices being paid out by processors over the last year, according...

Nestle weathers commodities storm, sales rise 7%

Nestle yesterday reported organic sales rose by seven per cent in the first nine months of this year, with the company successfully managing to offset rising raw material costs by...

Special edition: Food prices

Dairy groups look to organic in commodities panic

While conventional dairy processors continue to fret over increasing prices for milk powder and other ingredients, a leading US organic group believes that current conditions in the commodities market will...

Energy, commodity price pressures to ease says S&P

A lesser increase in prices of energy and commodities compared with 2006 will ease the pressure on processors, according to a new report by Standard and Poor's.

Strong commodities market aids Fonterra

Fonterra, New Zealand's largest dairy co-operative, predicted world commodity prices would continue rebounding strongly over the next few months as supply and demand tightened.

EU plots path out of commodities

The current supply glut on the EU butter market will be solved by more producers leaving the sector, says a Commission report, again predicting a move away from commodities across...

UK dairy sector still hooked on commodities

Britain's dairy trade deficit grew again in 2005, highlighting that the country is still too reliant on lower margin commodity goods, leaving the domestic market exposed to foreign competition.

Commodity outlook for 2005

The FAO's predictions concerning commodity costs and production show sustained high prices for milk and growing sugar consumption in the developing world.

Commodity squeeze hits food giant

Rising commodity and ingredients prices continue to hit the global food chain with US food giant Kraft the next in line to be hit by price pressures suggesting that despite...

Dairy Crest to reduce commodity ingredients production

Dairy Crest, the UK's leading chilled dairy foods company, has announced plans to significantly reduce its commodity dairy ingredients business with the closure of part...

Dairy commodity prices deteriorate

The outlook for international dairy commodity prices has deteriorated since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US and may be slow to recover, according...