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Pasta is cheap, versatile and reliable - but the wheat that's used to make it is suffering from supply issues

Price shock: why the price of pasta is going up

Pasta has become a staple item in the average Irish grocery shop - with its popularity jumping even higher during the pandemic. But now prices have jumped too, with climate change a big factor in the change.

Business • 03 Jun 22

Domino's Pizza says it is hedged against wheat price inflation for the majority of 2022

Domino's Pizza hedges against rising wheat prices

The British franchisee of pizza chain Domino's is expecting more cost inflation this year and has hedged itself against wheat prices which have soared in response to the conflict in Ukraine, it said today.

Business • 08 Mar 22

Paris Euronext wheat futures hit new record highs this week

EU wheat export demand surges as war disrupts supply

Export demand for European Union wheat surged this week and is expected to continue as fighting disrupts shipments from Ukraine and Russia, traders said today.

Business • 04 Mar 22

Wheat futures are up nearly 40% in the past month and have climbed to 14-year highs of $11.34 a bushel

Wheat and oil hit multi-year highs on supply woes

Commodity markets extended their strong runs today, with aluminium, coal and palm oil all hitting new records while crude oil and wheat scaled multi-year highs as Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted global raw material flows.

Business • 03 Mar 22

Origin Enterprises said that favourable conditions helped the timely completion of the harvest this year

First quarter revenues at Origin Enterprises grow 42%

Agri-services group Origin Enterprises said it is seeing increased volumes and contributions in each of its divisions, adding that favourable autumn/winter planting levels set a solid foundation for continued progress later in the financial year.

Business • 25 Nov 21

The rapid speed of the change means that many farmers are going to have to act quickly to adapt

Changing rainfall patterns put food crops at risk

Climate change is likely to alter rainfall patterns in some of the world's most important food crop growing areas over the next 20 years, a study has found.

Environment • 11 Mar 19