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Commodity Price Risk Management for Food Manufacturers: The 2026 Playbook

Commodity price risk management for food manufacturers: real 2026 price swings, a 5-step framework, which ingredients you can hedge and a maturity model.

How to Respond to a Supplier Price Increase (and Check If It's Justified)

How to respond to a supplier price increase in 7 steps: get the cost breakdown, benchmark each driver, work out the justified rise. Email template inside.

How the Middle East conflict reshaped US dairy commodity prices in weeks

When war broke out in the Middle East in March 2026, oil surged and supply chains scrambled. How US dairy commodity prices moved in the weeks that followed.

From Tesco to Migros: what retailers are really doing with commodity risk

Anthony Britton spent years managing commodity risk at Tesco, Unilever and Migros. On Strong Source he explains how retailers really handle that exposure.

How Middle East conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption could impact food commodity markets

How Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz disruptions impact food commodities via oil prices, natural gas, fertilizer costs, freight rates and USD strength.

From Cocoa to Crude: The interconnected world of biofuels, feedstocks and commodity trading, with Denis Zaica, Chief Trading Officer at FincoEnergies

Discover how energy price shocks, like the Iran–Israel conflict, ripple into biofuel and feedstock markets around the world.

Strong Source episode 23: forecasting the future with Goldman Sachs' Daan Struyven

Explore expert insights from Goldman Sachs’ Daan Struyven on gold prices, oil demand, and AI’s growing impact on global commodity markets.

A Conversation with Former BP Global Commodity Head Rob Gosman on the Energy Markets

Discover expert insights from former BP Global Commodity Head, Rob Gosman, on trading and risk management in volatile energy markets.

The Decision Has Been Made: UDB Will Be Mandatory – But Are Market Players Ready for The Shifting Timeline?

Discover the latest on the Union Database for Biofuels (UDB) implementation and its impact on the biofuels industry timeline.

Vesper and Sugaronline Expand Partnership to Offer India Sugar Market Reports

Discover the latest developments in India's sugar market with Vesper and Sugaronline's new twice-monthly market reports and analysis.

Inside the World of Commodity Trading: A Conversation with Javier Blas

Explore the world of commodity trading with Javier Blas, discussing global economic trends, energy markets, and industry complexities.

New partnership with Sugaronline to elevate Vesper’s global sugar news coverage

Vesper announces a strategic partnership with Sugaronline, the preeminent independent global platform for the sugar and ethanol markets.

Demystifying Biofuels for Beginners

A beginner's guide to biofuels, from biodiesel to bioethanol: how they are made, what they replace, and the environmental and economic case behind them.

Mastering the Commodity Markets: Ben Tacken’s Journey from Grains to Global Energy Trading

Explore Ben Tacken's career in commodity trading, sharing insights, challenges, and lessons from grains to global energy.

From Trading Floors to Clean Tech: Boudewijn van Vliet’s Journey Through the World of Commodities

Discover Boudewijn van Vliet's transition from trading to clean tech, exploring challenges and his vision for a sustainable energy future.

5 Critical Metrics Driving Soybean Oil Prices in the United States: A 2024 Forecast

Explore the critical metrics influencing US soybean oil prices, from production volumes and biofuel industry impact to global trade dynamics.

What is the Impact of the Red Sea attacks on the Vegetable Oil Complex?

Middle Eastern Geopolitics: Discover the impact of the Red Sea ship attacks on the vegetable oil complex, like soybean, sunflower, palm oil.

Independent commodity intelligence platform Vesper expands with the addition of sugar market data

Vesper adds sugar as a new commodity class, covering white and raw sugar, anhydrous and hydrous ethanol, and a range of sugar futures contracts.