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Top 10 tips for successful commodity trading – Insights from the Strong Source podcast

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 this tough but rewarding industry. But these qualities alone aren’t enough. To thrive, you need concrete practices, habits, and principles. Drawing on conversations with some of the world’s leading commodity traders and executives from The […]

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

18-04-2024

Ashley Kooter

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

Top 7 Insights into US Dairy Market Trends: Prices, Production, and Forecast for 2024

12-04-2024

Megan Hidden

Discover the latest US Dairy Market Trends in production, pricing, and international trade dynamics for 2024....

A Different Path to Commodity Trading with Stephane Bernhard, Head of Commodity Trading at ETG

12-04-2024

Ashley Kooter

In the latest episode of the Strong Source Commodity Podcast, hosts Martijn and Alexander sat down with Stephane Bernhard, Head...

Vesper Partners with Stable, Integrating Independent Price Benchmark for Enhanced Risk Management

09-04-2024

Ashley Kooter

Our partnership with Stable integrates Vesper's Pricing Index (VPI) into option contracts, revolutionizing supply chain risk management. Stay tuned as...

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

05-04-2024

Ashley Kooter

In our latest episode of the Strong Source Commodity Podcast, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ben Tacken, the Global...

How to maintain a large and diverse supplier pool as an FMCG Procurement Manager – 5 Tips

03-04-2024

Megan Hidden

Discover essential tips for FMCG Procurement Managers to maintain a vast and diverse supplier network in our latest guide....

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

26-03-2024

Megan Hidden

Our September outlook report mentioned that El Niño weather conditions would continue into 2024, potentially intensifying and concluding in spring....