That will mean much higher
prices on all agricultural products.
Not exact matches
If farmers» fears come to fruition, consumers could see
prices go up not only
on agricultural products, but also
on the umpteen
products that hide corn and soybean inputs such as gas.
That was when governments first attempted to restrict supply of
agricultural products in order to boost
prices for farmers, and thus force high
prices on consumers.
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Following a January rally, the global commodities complex underwent declines in February before partially recovering in March; for the first quarter as a whole, the benchmark Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index (CRB) gained 0.8 %
on a
price - only basis.1 Among the 19 component commodities tracked by the CRB, advancers had a slight edge over decliners, buoyed by growth in global economies and weakness in the trade - weighted US dollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of
agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity winners.
Companies scrambling to set up greenhouses could soon find themselves providing a low -
price agricultural input to companies that have invested in the upgrading technology needed to produce gel caps
on the medical side or consumer
products like drinks
on the recreational side, said Linton.
The moves show how Britain's dairy processors are trying to address a general trend towards branded and added value dairy
products across the European Union, spurred
on by
price cuts for commodities in the bloc's Common
Agricultural Policy reform.
The
Agricultural Marketing Service provides market commentary
on dairy
product prices for a wide array of
products, both domestic and international.
The Market News Service from the
Agricultural Marketing Service provides reports
on prices, volume, quality, condition, and other market data
on farm
products in specific markets and marketing areas, both domestic and international.
Russia's ban
on imported
agricultural products, including dairy
products, is due to end in December 2017, boosting global dairy
prices, says an industry report.
Looking forward, things to watch include: the impact of economic recovery
on commodity
prices and
agricultural expansion for food and biofuels production; large - scale land acquisition by foreign nations and corporations in tropical countries; climate negotiations and the REDD mechanism, including controversies over land rights, «offsetting», forest definitions, and sustainable forest management; the emergence of payments for ecosystem services beyond REDD; the cap - and - trade versus carbon tax schemes; efforts to address the demand side of deforestation — notably consumption; emerging certification systems for
agricultural and forestry
products (i.e. RSPO, Aliança da Terra, FSC, etc); and Brazil's progress in meeting its deforestation reduction targets.
Whereas ConAgra, listed as a direct competitor to Kraft by Yahoo Finance, stated, «In the event that such climate change has a negative effect
on agricultural productivity, we may be subject to decreased availability or less favorable
pricing for certain commodities that are necessary for our
products, such as corn, wheat and potatoes.»