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Chart of the week: America’s butter mountainCharts Spot butter prices in America hit a record peak above $3 a pound in 2015, but now they are falling. Butter stockpiles are up 52% from a year ago and close to a 23-year high.
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Chart of the week: wheat mountain weighs on pricesCharts In 2008, wheat prices briefly spiked above $13 a bushel, sparking food riots in emerging markets. Since then, they have slumped by more than 70%.
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Chart of the week: the cashew crunchCharts Nut lovers beware. We are facing a cashew supply crunch. Unusually hot and dry weather, a result of the El Niño phenomenon, has reduced crops in Vietnam and west Africa.
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How big data will feed the global population – however big it getsMerryn's Blog Precision agriculture – a mixture of big data and robotics – will squeeze ever-greater yields from every acre of crop, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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Chart of the week: A sharp rise in the price of olive oilNews Consumer prices for olive oil have climbed by an average of 10% worldwide this year due to drought and disease in southern Europe.
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Chart of the day: Olive oil prices are soaringCharts The price of extra virgin olive oil has hit a seven-year-high following a bad harvest in southern Europe.
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Palm Oil: A storm in a Pot NoodleNews Palm oil recently hit a five-year low, but the Chinese demand could see prices pick up.
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Chart of the week: Expect a cocoa crunchCharts Cocoa supplies have struggled to keep pace with the growing demand for high-quality chocolate in emerging markets.
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Chart of the week: coffee bubbles overCharts A drought in Brazil has sent the price of high-quality coffee soaring so far this year.
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