Vegetable Oils articles

How to Set Commodity Budget Rates for 2027 (Futures vs. Forecast)

How to set commodity budget rates for 2027: blend covered and open volume, choose futures or forecast, add a stress band. Worked SMP and butter example.

Commodity Hedging for Food Manufacturers: Which Tool for Which Ingredient

Commodity hedging for food companies, tool by tool: which ingredients have futures, when to use forwards or index clauses, and a worked cocoa hedge.

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.

Should your brand substitute part of its cocoa butter with shea butter?

Discover how substituting cocoa butter with shea-based CBE affects costs, quality, and margins now that cocoa butter has corrected sharply in 2026.

Tracking the Sunflower–Rapeseed Oil spread: A margin-lever for bakery procurement teams

Discover how bakeries can use the sunflower–rapeseed oil spread to improve sourcing decisions. Track benchmarks, model costs, forecast prices.

Why coconut oil prices increased by 33% in 2025: A complete month-by-month timeline

Discover why coconut oil prices surged 33% in 2025. Explore key drivers, monthly market events, and expert price outlooks.

How weather may shape bakery ingredient prices in 2026: key recommendations on when to buy

Discover how extreme weather in 2025 is affecting global supply chains and pricing for sugar, grains, oils, cocoa, and nuts.

Butter vs Vegetable Oils in industrial baking: What procurement teams need to consider in 2026

Discover the key factors shaping the choice between butter and vegetable oils in industrial baking, from cost to shelf life.

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.

Is your oils & fats procurement strategy ready for the most interconnected market ever?

Oils & fats procurement has become incredibly complex with biofuel demand, EUDR compliance, and regional supply disruptions to navigate.

Strategic partnership integrates 700+ Fastmarkets pricing benchmarks into Vesper's Commodity Intelligence Platform

Discover how Vesper’s new partnership with Fastmarkets brings 700+ trusted commodity price benchmarks for grains, oils & fats, and packaging.

Will tariffs reshape Palm Oil competitiveness?

Explore how Trump's new tariffs amplify the Malaysian-Indonesian palm oil price gap from €80 to €290/MT, reshaping procurement decisions.

2024 Infant Nutrition Market: Rising Ingredient Costs, Dairy Protein Pressure, and Oil Volatility

Discover the 2024 infant nutrition market: rising ingredient costs, dairy protein pressures, oil volatility, and 2025 challenges ahead.

2024 Oils and Fats Market Volatility: Price Fluctuations, Sourcing Challenges, and Sustainability Trends

Explore the 2024 oils and fats market with price surges, sourcing challenges, and sustainability trends shaping the industry for 2025.

2024 Sauces & Condiments Market: Oil Price Surges, Egg Fluctuations, and Ingredient Cost Challenges

Explore the 2024 sauces & condiments market with rising oil prices, egg price fluctuations, and ingredient cost challenges.

Navigating 2024 Confectionery Challenges: Cocoa Surge vs. Sugar Price Drop

Explore 2024 confectionery trends with rising cocoa costs for chocolate and falling sugar prices for sugar-based products.

The EUDR Postponement is Official: Vesper Tackles Transparency Issues with a range of Forward Price Benchmarks For Crude Palm Oil (CIF Rotterdam)

Discover how Vesper is tackling palm oil price transparency amid the EUDR postponement, with new Forward Price benchmarks.

Weekly Weather and Crop Forecasting Analysis Available on Vesper Through New Partnership with EarthDaily Agro

Explore weekly weather and crop forecasts on Vesper with satellite data powered by our new partnership with EarthDaily Agro.

Vesper Leads with the First EUDR-Compliant Forward Pricing Benchmarks for Palm Oil 2025

Discover Vesper’s industry-first EUDR-Compliant Forward Pricing Benchmarks for Palm Oil 2025, updated daily for market participants.

Vesper Announces Strategic Partnership with UkrAgroConsult to Provide Vessel Line-Up Data for The Black Sea Region

Vesper partners with UkrAgroConsult to provide real-time vessel line-up data for the Black Sea region on vegoils, oilseeds, grains, pulses.

Breaking Down the Chocolate Bar: Yearly Ingredient Price Fluctuations

Understand the key factors driving price fluctuations in chocolate bar ingredients. Powered by Vesper's market intelligence.

Top 3 Most Used Datasets: How Vesper Supports Agricultural Procurement Managers in Strategic Buying

This article dives into the top 3 most used datasets that help procurement managers enhance their procurement strategies.

Vesper Partners with LeftField to Deepen Grain Market Insights

Benefit from comprehensive weekly insights on global crop markets, including spring wheat, durum, barley, corn, oats, and rye, directly on the Vesper platform.

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.

New partnership announcement: OIL WORLD’s weekly market analysis now available on Vesper

Read more about the strategic partnership between Vesper and OIL WORLD, the global leader in market analyses since 1958.

El Niño unlikely to have a significant negative impact on the total global vegetable oil production

Explore the impact of El Niño and other weather patterns on soybean, palm oil, rapeseed, sunflower, and olive oil production.

5 Key Data Points Shaping Palm Oil Market in Indonesia and Malaysia

Discover 2024 predictions for the palm oil market in Indonesia and Malaysia, focusing on sustainability, production, and exports.

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.

Palm Oil Price Comparison: Malaysia vs Indonesia (2019-2026)

Dive into palm oil pricing trends in Malaysia and Indonesia (2019-2026), analyzing factors behind fluctuations and their industry impact.

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.

Vesper secures series A funding round and expands commodity coverage

Vesper is proud to announce that the company has successfully secured Series A funding to expand its commodity coverage. Find out more details here!

Maximizing opportunities: utilizing 2024's top 5 agricultural commodity trends

2024's top 5 agri-commodity trends revealed! Gain strategic insights for market navigation across supply chains, demand, packaging, trade and health.

Understanding vegetable oil crop seasonality: a guide to forecasting supply and demand

Discover why vegetable oil crop seasonality matters. Learn how planting, midseason, and harvest timing shape supply, demand, and market forecasts.

Vesper announces new collaboration with commodity broker Aboissa

Vesper teams up with Aboissa to enhance your commodity intelligence. Discover how this collaboration benefits your trading strategy.

Vesper and BOABC announce a new partnership expanding Vesper’s datasets

Vesper and BOABC join forces to elevate your commodity intelligence. Learn how this partnership can refine your market insights.

Vesper Expands to Include the Volatile Vegetable Oils Market

Vesper expands beyond dairy into vegetable oils, bringing AI price forecasts and the Vesper Price Index to a fragmented, opaque and highly volatile market.