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08-05-2026
Megan Hidden

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 […]

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30-09-2025
Megan Hidden

Podcast: The Strong SourceGuest: Gert-Jan (GJ) van den Akker — former Executive Vice President at CargillHosts: Alexander Sterk & Martijn...

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30-09-2025
Sade Laja

From fiction to real life, plenty of finance and trading documentaries have graced the screens over the years, some better...

Black swan in water
23-09-2025
Sade Laja

The term “black swan” in finance was first coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a former Wall Street trader, statistician, and...

18-09-2025
Megan Hidden

Sebastiaan Laurenceau leads the rollout of Vesper’s Marketplace, a new dairy trading platform, working closely with buyers and suppliers to...

Cocoa beans
18-09-2025
Sade Laja

Cargill has long been one of the most prominent players in the food ingredients industry. When it comes to cocoa,...

17-09-2025
Megan Hidden

As the founder and CEO of the Vesper Platform, Alexander has always focused on bringing transparency and efficiency to the...

11-09-2025
Sade Laja

The cocoa market hit unprecedented levels at the end of last year and has experienced a dramatic decline throughout 2025....

05-09-2025
Megan Hidden

In our last blog, 9 Essential Traits of Successful Commodity Traders, we looked at the characteristics required to survive in...

03-09-2025
Megan Hidden

At Vesper, we’re continuously expanding our coverage to give procurement teams and food manufacturers the data they need to make...

03-09-2025
Megan Hidden

Europe’s sugar buying campaign for the 2025/26 season has officially begun, and procurement managers across the confectionery, bakery, ice cream,...

Food and products in shopping trolley
02-09-2025
Sade Laja

The world of agri procurement has evolved dramatically in recent years, with data and technology increasingly at the forefront in...

26-08-2025
Megan Hidden

After reaching unprecedented levels at the end of 2024, cocoa prices experienced a dramatic 43% decline throughout 2025, falling from...