Sentence examples for increasing commodity costs from inspiring English sources

Kraft raised its prices 7percentt on average in the most recent quarter, and Ms. Rosenfeld said prices would continue to rise next quarter to keep up with increasing commodity costs.

Moody's does not look to predict the retail price but says "we do not fully share this view" of the power industry that UK prices will rise sharply due to the retirement of old coal and oil plants, the government's introduction of a minimum carbon price and increasing commodity costs.

This could force the company to spend up to $77m more in increased commodity costs and production disruption.

"The passing through of increased commodity costs was much higher than everybody anticipated".

The packaged food giant has faced headwinds of changing consumer preferences and increased commodity costs as well as stronger competition from newer brands.

Increased commodity costs limited gross margin gains but shoppers continued to buy the company's Arm & Hammer and Trojan brand products despite price hikes.

"Higher prices for crops and livestock will again pressure food prices," as increased commodity costs work their way through the food-supply chain toward consumers, chief economist Joe Glauber said.

For its part Procter & Gamble, one of Kimberly-Clark's rivals, has announced price rises of 4-6% across its product range for its new fiscal year, which began in July, to help offset an expected $3 billion increase in commodity costs.Bosses may see such price increases as a quick fix.

McDonald's raised prices last year in China to offset an increase in commodity costs there.

The company said the new forecast accounted for a still bigger increase in commodity costs than it foresaw in January.

With the sputtering economy, the increase in commodity costs, pressure from competitors that were consolidating and out-of-whack labor costs, Hostess's fate seemed assured from nearly the beginning.