| Harvest fears push up global grain prices |
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The cost of barley, an important feed for the livestock industry, and of rice also moved higher on the week
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| Fears grow over global food supply |
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Wheat prices have risen further in the wake of Russia's decision to extend its grain export ban by 12 months, raising fears about a return to the food shortages and riots of 2007-08
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| Optimism over China demand bolsters copper |
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Resurgent hopes for a stronger economic rebound in China could take prices to $9,000 a tonne in the next year
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| Ground forces |
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The price of ready-to-roast coffee beans has gone up by a third this year, considerably more than wheat (20 per cent) or lean hogs (16 per cent)
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| Cotton prices surge to 15-year peak |
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Supply problems threaten higher clothing prices for consumers
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| Meat price surge fuels fears of food inflation |
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Global meat prices have hit a 20-year high as robust demand from emerging countries has coincided with a drop in production
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| Meat industry is caught in a two-speed recovery |
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The two-speed recovery under way in developed and emerging economies is playing out in one of the least glamorous markets: meat
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| Miners discount as steel output falls |
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The price of iron ore and coking coal will drop next quarter as lower steel production forces global mining companies to offer discounts on contracts
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| Zimbabwe enjoys bumper tobacco season |
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Harvest doubles on last year, with smallholder farmers accounting for 60-65% of the national crop amid increasing demand from China
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| France steps up tougher rules campaign |
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Paris has urged the European Commission to implement comprehensive regulation of raw materials markets
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| Corn prices jump as dry US summer takes toll |
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Parched American fields and demand for exports put a premium on grain for delivery in the near future
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| Steel glut to hit iron ore price |
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The price of steelmaking commodities iron ore and coking coal will drop next quarter for the first time in a year as lower steel production forces global miners Vale of Brazil and UK-listed Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, to offer discounts on their supply contracts
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| Copper |
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Tight supply is playing a greater role in the latest resurgence of the metal's price
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| Pakistan crop concerns spark cotton price rise |
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Traders fretted about tightening supplies after floods devastate a large chunk of the country's crop, just as global demand surges
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| Tin price jump pushes base metals higher |
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Tight supplies and optimism on China buoy prices, with the raw material used in food packaging coming within a whisker of a two-year high
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