News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
Higher world populations and changes in dietary patterns - notably in emerging economies - are leading to a steady increase in food demand which will have a positive impact on world grain prices, says a grains analyst this week.
Surging wheat prices are leading to some hard bargaining along the supply chain over where the extra costs can and should be taken, according to millers and bakers.
There was a time when a widespread wheat shortage spelt inflation, and a global shortage meant global inflation. This year, with stocks at a 30-year low and wheat prices soaring, it is possible consumers may never even notice. All the pain, it seems,...
Wrigley has announced sales and profit gains for the full financial year 2003, but the results were below analysts expectations.
Wheat has always been an integral part of Russian agriculture and its food industry. However, a limited domestic market, reduction in Russian livestock and a slow down in the consumption of bakery products is forcing the industry to pursue the...