However, he stressed that price was not the only factor affecting demand for alcohol, and that the government needed to find ways to change people's relationships and behaviour with alcohol.
Thus, the attractiveness of the Kansas-Michigan match-up combined with the FGCU Cinderella factor are powerful demand drivers.
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But another key factor is the demand for ethanol, according to Chris Galen, a spokesman for the National Milk Producers Federation.
Another factor reportedly driving demand is high gas prices.
"Hot and muggy weather and continuous heavy use of air conditioning remain the single largest factor affecting peak electricity demand in the summer, " Edward Schwerdt, president of the power coordinating council, told reporters on a conference call.
The graduate of the Harvard Business School reckons she can make a reasonable annual return of between 6% and 11%, when you factor in the rising demand for the short supply of farmland together with the annual cash flow of the farms.
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Mr Knott believed a further factor to the increase in demand was the price of food.
In the end, how long today's rally lasts could depend on the final factor pushing up prices: demand.
Biofuel demand is another factor, expected to increase 20% annually to 92 million tons in 2011, according to the Freedonia Group.
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And the recall of nearly a half-million Chevrolet Cruzes over the last several weeks may be one factor that has knocked down demand, although GM executives instead cite intra-brand competition from other models such as Malibu.
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While demand is certainly a factor in semiconductor forecasting, its importance pales in comparison with the impact of capacity gluts and shortages.
Consumer demand was a key factor in pushing up GDP growth in the third quarter, from the much weaker 1.3% expansion in the previous three months.
"We created this innovative form factor in response to both market demand and our observations of how mobile devices are used in the workplace, " said Paul Moore, Vice President, Product Marketing and Development at Fujitsu America.
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Fundamentals are the driving factor this time: supply is tight and demand is growing.
The EU debt crisis is still a major underlying bullish factor for gold and is prompting safe-haven demand for the metal.
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The increasing purchasing power of its population, and pent-up demand for goods, is an important factor in its solid economy and relative protection from the woes of the world.
Weak demand across both economies was also a factor.
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Good demand for physical gold worldwide remains a supportive factor for the gold market.
The China news is a bullish underlying factor for the raw commodity sector, due to the demand implications.
Another factor contributing to this robust market is simply supply and demand.
Good demand for physical gold worldwide is also a supportive factor for the gold market.
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This factor alone should easily keep a lid on any type of demand related inflationary pressure.
Recent stronger physical demand coming out of Asia has been a bullish factor for the gold market.
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The European Union sovereign debt crisis remains a bullish factor for the precious metals markets, on safe-haven demand due to the uncertainty of the issue.
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The European Union sovereign debt crisis remains an underlying bullish factor for the precious metals markets, on safe-haven demand due to the uncertainty of the issue.
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The ongoing European Union sovereign debt crisis also remains a bullish factor for the precious metals markets, on safe-haven demand due to the uncertainty of the issue.
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In the Costa Rican capital Friday, Obama defended his administration's efforts to stem U.S. demand for drugs that many regional leaders see as a driving factor in their security issues.
One factor that might explain falling prices is the persistently high aluminum inventory relative to demand, which may be keeping a lid on London Metal Exchange prices for aluminum.
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The primary factor in the decline in stock price for the two firms was the weak demand for coal freight services, a trend which will affect CSX in Q4 2012 and will likely to do so over the next few quarters.
Weather also appears to have been a key factor, as a tough winter led to a strong release of pent-up demand at the start of spring.
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