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Cocoa prices crunch, threatening higher chocolate costs globally

Cocoa price crunch threatening chocolatiers globally

Manufacturers may have to resort to shrinkflation and 'skimpflation' – using less cocoa and more fillers.
Rabobank Australian milk production showing signs of recovery

Rabobank: Australian milk production showing signs of recovery

The report projects modest milk supply growth from the world's major dairy-exporting regions throughout the remainder of...

Rabobank: Australian avocado production sets new records 

Production predictions for the fiscal year 2023/24 Australian avocado crop are up 20 per cent year on year.

Australian dairy industry to improve this year

Milk supply will increase 2.6 per cent in the 2023/24 season ending June 30, with growth continuing into next year in th...
Almond feed trial could cull dairy emissions

Australia’s almond industry set for “much better year”

Higher production in Australia, Spain, and Portugal is expected to offset California's potential decline.

Australians warned of ‘sticker shock’ as dairy exports fall, imports grow

RaboResearch senior dairy analyst says while locally-sourced dairy products will remain readily available, consumers mi...
Meat, produce prices ease food price inflation

Meat, produce prices ease food price inflation

Red meat and fresh produce saw annual inflation of less than 1 per cent, which "will be welcome news for Australian cons...
Global dairy market expected to rebound next year

Global dairy market expected to rebound next year

“Australian dairy exports continue to plummet,” says Rabobank expert.
Australian beef production on the rise amid global decline

Australian beef production on the rise amid global decline

The bank expects global beef production across "monitored markets" to decline by one per cent year-on-year in 2023, with...

Australian wine industry braces for inventory oversupply

The Rabobank report said that Chinese anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wine have disrupted the wine industry, with exp...

Rabobank: Australian milk prices rise rapidly

High milk prices have mostly compensated for the main cost headwinds facing dairy farmers.
Eat more avocados, Aussies urged, as supplies soar

Eat more avocados, Aussies urged, as supplies soar

This year alone, the “‘per capita (person) supply” of avocados is estimated to be up 26 per cent – and equal to 22 avoca...

Record prices, ideal weather set to buoy Aussie dairy sector

Although global market fundamentals remain strong, dairy farmer's margins are under pressure due to rising input costs a...

High commodity prices boost Aussie farmer confidence

The report reveals that 31 per cent of farmers expect agribusiness conditions to improve, down slightly on the 35 per ce...

How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might affect the global wheat market

Australian wheat exports will see an increase in demand if the Black Sea exports are unavailable.

Rabobank sounds warning of food price inflation

The spread of the Covid Omicron variant has greatly affected the local and global food market, which presents challenges...

Global dairy production is ‘teetering on the edge’

Consumer price increase inevitable next year, according to Rabobank's quarterly report.

Beef prices rise as global supply gets ‘very tight’ – Rabobank

Regional and local factors are putting pressure on beef prices globally, says Rabobank research.
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ASEAN-6 nations set to overtake China in dairy imports

Southeast Asia's dairy sector is set to boom over the next decade.

How coronavirus is affecting the FMCG sector

Rabobank says coronavirus will “almost certainly” have a larger impact on food and beverage than SARS epidemic in 2003.