Market outlook | h2 2026
WPC80 volumes are nearly sold out. The rest of your ingredient basket is moving too.
US WPC80 volumes are sold forward for nearly the entire year. WPI being a cheap relative to WPC80 and rising.
Eggs are near record lows but carry avian flu risk into Q4. Cocoa futures have dropped 45% in a quarter, but supply risks are building underneath.
This report covers WPI, WPC80, eggs, sweeteners, cocoa, almonds, walnuts, and energy for US sports and active nutrition buyers.
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"Negotiations are now centred on securing any volume at all rather than price. Q2 is close to being fully sold out across both Europe and the United States."
Jasper Endlich
Dairy Analyst, Vesper
What to expect
Eight commodities. One margin to protect.
US sports nutrition brands are caught between tight protein supply and shifting sweetener economics. WPC80 is nearly sold out for the year. WPI premiums keep climbing. And new tariffs on cocoa and almonds are adding cost pressure that didn't exist six months ago.
This report breaks down the H2 2026 outlook for whey protein, eggs, sweeteners, cocoa, almonds, walnuts, and energy, so you can plan your sourcing before the market decides for you.
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