If you trade grains in the US, national benchmarks only tell you part of the story. The price near your plant is what shapes your margin. We’ve partnered with Barchart to bring deep, granular US grains data directly into the Vesper platform. State-level. County-level. Right where your team already works. What’s new Vesper customers with […]
...Podcast: The Strong SourceGuest: Gert-Jan (GJ) van den Akker — former Executive Vice President at CargillHosts: Alexander Sterk & Martijn...
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