Market movements - Feb 2011 - 2012

Tuesday 28th February 2012

Improved supply prospects and weakening demand has helped prices to fall for a wide range of agricultural commodities over the last 12 months. Production forecasts for the major food commodities have been larger than expected at the start of the season which has helped to replenish stocks

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Market movements - Nov 2010 - 2011

Tuesday 13th December 2011

Although most commodity prices have continued to rise year-on-year, there is a definite shift in the pattern. This last quarter has seen increasing economic and financial worries fuelled by high levels of debt in Italy and Greece as well as political unrest in Libya and Syria

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Market movements - Aug 2010 - 2011

Friday 30th September 2011

The price of most commodities have risen year-on-year, but some falls have been seen in recent months fuelled by concerns over the health status of the world economy and the effect that this could have on the global demand for both agricultural and industrial products  … 

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