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Grains & Feed+1Prices

French wheat flour rose 17% since May while milling wheat rose 7%: how to check a wheat-linked price increase

French flour rose 16.8% since May while Euronext milling wheat rose 6.9%. How to split a wheat-linked supplier increase into grain, energy and timing.

Dairy+4Cost Models

Should-Cost Analysis for Food Manufacturers: What a Product Should Cost

Should-cost analysis for food: build what a product should cost from commodity prices, packaging, energy and conversion, then use it to test supplier quotes.

DairyPrices

Price Adjustment Clauses for Food Ingredients: How Index-Linked Pricing Works

How a price adjustment clause ties a food ingredient price to an index: clause types, the formula, a worked SMP and butter backtest, and wording to adapt.

Dairy+5Prices

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.

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Fish & SeafoodPrices

3,500+ fish & seafood prices from Undercurrent are now live on Vesper

3,500+ fish and seafood price series from Undercurrent are now live in Vesper, helping procurement teams budget, benchmark and negotiate with defensible data.

Grains & FeedPrices

Vesper x Barchart partnership: US grains data just got more granular

Vesper and Barchart have partnered to bring granular US grains pricing into one platform, with state-level and county-level data beside your other markets.

DairyPrices

Filling a gap in US dairy: the Vesper US SMP price benchmark

This US SMP price benchmark fills a gap in public US dairy reporting. Compare US, EU, and Oceania SMP side by side, with forecasts on each.

DairyPrices

Inside the CME spot call: from daily settlement price to a forward-looking price forecast

How CME spot call prices work, who in US dairy relies on them, and how Vesper visualizes the same data alongside a forecast.

Grains & Feed+2Prices

Why procurement managers pair USDA prices with price forecasts

USDA prices anchor your contracts but lag the market by weeks. See how an AI price forecast on the same USDA series turns a backward-looking

Grains & FeedPrices

What the CBOT price really tells you (and what It doesn’t)

The CBOT price is an auction, not a forecast. See what the settle really tells US buyers, what it doesn't, and what to pair it with.

DairyPrices

Major sports nutrition brands are telling consumers why whey prices are going up in 2026

WPC80 has gone from around €5,000 to nearly €20,000 a tonne in three years. Why XXL Nutrition and Upfront said so publicly, and what the price data shows.

DairyPrices

Behind the rollout of Vesper’s new marketplace for dairy trading: 10 Questions with Sebastiaan Laurenceau

Seb Laurenceau reveals how Vesper onboarded 100+ dairy companies to their digital trading platform, the challenges faced, and user feedback.

DairyPrices

Why Vesper built a marketplace for dairy trading: 10 Questions with Alexander Sterk

Founder and co-CEO Alexander Sterk reveals why he built a digital marketplace for dairy trading, how 100+ companies made the switch, and his vision for 2030.

SugarPrices

How European white sugar prices moved through 2025: A month-by-month breakdown

Explore how European white sugar prices moved month by month in 2025. From regional price differences to weather impacts and supply cuts.

Sugar+1Prices

Vesper expands sugar category with new sweetener price benchmarks

Vesper launches new monthly price benchmarks for Glucose Syrup DE 40-42%, Crystalline Fructose, and Dextrose Monohydrate.

Grains & Feed+1Prices

How soft wheat and butter price trends impact your bakery margins: A bakery cost modeling guide

Discover how soft wheat and butter price changes affect bakery margins through cost modeling examples and what key price drivers to monitor.

Cocoa+1Prices

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.

Vegetable OilsPrices

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.

Grains & Feed+2Prices

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.

Vegetable OilsPrices

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.

Meat & PoultryPrices

Egg market dynamics: Understanding price volatility and regional supply challenges

Industry expert Anders Wurcel from Ovodan analyzes current egg market trends, regional price differences, and future outlook.

Meat & PoultryPrices

Vesper’s Expanded Coverage of the Egg Market: Prices, Analysis, News, and Trade Insights

Discover Vesper's enhanced egg market coverage, offering real-time prices, in-depth analyses, trade insights, and monthly market reports.

SugarPrices

Expanded EU Sugar Price Benchmarks: Now Covering Germany, Netherlands, Poland & Spain

Track real-time sugar prices in Germany, Netherlands, Poland & Spain with Vesper’s expanded, country-level EU sugar price benchmarks.

DairyPrices

2024 Cheese Market Resilience Amid Dairy Volatility: Trends, Challenges, and 2025 Outlook

Explore the 2024 cheese market's resilience amid dairy volatility, production growth, supply challenges, and the outlook for 2025.

Vegetable OilsPrices

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.

SugarPrices

2024 Sugar & Sweeteners Market Trends: Price Declines, Production Shifts, and Evolving Consumer Preferences

Discover the 2024 sugar and sweeteners market trends, with price drops, shifting consumer preferences, and what’s shaping the market in 2025.

DairyPrices

New Partnership with eDairy News

We’re excited to share our new collaboration with eDairy News, a leading global dairy news platform, bringing fresh market insights.

Vegetable OilsPrices

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.

Dairy+1Prices

How Vesper is Evolving Price Transparency in Sports Nutrition Commodities

Learn how Vesper provides price transparency for sports nutrition commodities, helping procurement managers secure better prices.

Food IngredientsPrices

Vesper Becomes the First to Offer a Market-Wide Price Benchmark for Creatine: Enhancing Transparency in Sports Nutrition Sourcing

Discover Vesper’s latest addition to the Vesper Price Index (VPI) with weekly updated, peer-validated creatine prices for the EU market.

DairyPrices

The Limitations of Using SMP to Estimate MPC 70 Prices – Vesper’s New MPC 70 Price Benchmark Offers the Solution

Discover how Vesper is bringing transparency to MPC 70 pricing, helping businesses make informed decisions with reliable, up-to-date data

Vegetable OilsPrices

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.

Prices

Understanding Market Indexes: A Beginner's Guide to Market Benchmarks

Learn about market indexes in agriculture. This guide covers benchmarks, types, and practical applications for informed decisions.

Cocoa+3Prices

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.

Dairy+2Prices

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.

DairyPrices

Vesper adds caseinate prices to their pricing benchmark - boosting transparency in sports nutrition sourcing

Announcing the addition of two new products to the Vesper Price Index (VPI): Caseinate, Calcium Food, and Caseinate, Sodium Food.

DairyPrices

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

We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Stable, the global leader in supply chain insurance, and what it means for procurement teams.

DairyPrices

Effective Dairy Price Tracking: Top 3 Strategies

Stay ahead of the market and discover three key strategies for effective dairy price tracking, explained in this article.

Vegetable OilsPrices

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.

Prices

2024's Top 7 Commodity Insights: A Practical Guide for Market Players

Gain vital insights into commodity trading with our guide on price benchmarking, market drivers, shipping impacts, and more.

Prices

How Vesper’s Independent Pricing Index has helped thousands of agricultural commodity market players make smarter trading decisions

The Vesper Price Index (VPI) gives buyers, sellers, and traders an unbiased pricing benchmark, trusted by 1000+ agricultural commodity professionals.

DairyPrices

Global dairy trade streams: gaining strategic advantages in the dairy market using Vesper

Discover how Vesper's trade data tools help dairy producers and buyers track global trade streams and gain a competitive market edge.

Verify any price instantly

French wheat flour rose 17% since May while milling wheat rose 7%: how to check a wheat-linked price increase

Should-Cost Analysis for Food Manufacturers: What a Product Should Cost

Price Adjustment Clauses for Food Ingredients: How Index-Linked Pricing Works

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

3,500+ fish & seafood prices from Undercurrent are now live on Vesper

Vesper x Barchart partnership: US grains data just got more granular

Filling a gap in US dairy: the Vesper US SMP price benchmark

Inside the CME spot call: from daily settlement price to a forward-looking price forecast

Why procurement managers pair USDA prices with price forecasts

What the CBOT price really tells you (and what It doesn’t)

Major sports nutrition brands are telling consumers why whey prices are going up in 2026

Behind the rollout of Vesper’s new marketplace for dairy trading: 10 Questions with Sebastiaan Laurenceau

Why Vesper built a marketplace for dairy trading: 10 Questions with Alexander Sterk

How European white sugar prices moved through 2025: A month-by-month breakdown

Vesper expands sugar category with new sweetener price benchmarks

How soft wheat and butter price trends impact your bakery margins: A bakery cost modeling guide

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

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

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

Will tariffs reshape Palm Oil competitiveness?

Egg market dynamics: Understanding price volatility and regional supply challenges

Vesper’s Expanded Coverage of the Egg Market: Prices, Analysis, News, and Trade Insights

Expanded EU Sugar Price Benchmarks: Now Covering Germany, Netherlands, Poland & Spain

2024 Cheese Market Resilience Amid Dairy Volatility: Trends, Challenges, and 2025 Outlook

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

2024 Sugar & Sweeteners Market Trends: Price Declines, Production Shifts, and Evolving Consumer Preferences

New Partnership with eDairy News

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

How Vesper is Evolving Price Transparency in Sports Nutrition Commodities

Vesper Becomes the First to Offer a Market-Wide Price Benchmark for Creatine: Enhancing Transparency in Sports Nutrition Sourcing

The Limitations of Using SMP to Estimate MPC 70 Prices – Vesper’s New MPC 70 Price Benchmark Offers the Solution

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

Understanding Market Indexes: A Beginner's Guide to Market Benchmarks

Breaking Down the Chocolate Bar: Yearly Ingredient Price Fluctuations

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

Vesper adds caseinate prices to their pricing benchmark - boosting transparency in sports nutrition sourcing

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

Effective Dairy Price Tracking: Top 3 Strategies

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

2024's Top 7 Commodity Insights: A Practical Guide for Market Players

How Vesper’s Independent Pricing Index has helped thousands of agricultural commodity market players make smarter trading decisions

Global dairy trade streams: gaining strategic advantages in the dairy market using Vesper

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