Industry news & Vesper highlights
European and North American cheese markets are broadly stable this week, but the underlying tone is slightly bearish. Milk production in both regions is close to its seasonal peak, and the resulting surplus is leaving cooperatives with limited options. Manufacturing lines are running at capacity, with remaining volumes sold on spot markets to the highest […]
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Raw sugar edged higher this week, supported by Brazil’s planned anhydrous ethanol blending rate increase from 30% to 32% (pending...
Cocoa prices have moved higher in recent sessions, with the front-month May 2026 ICE Europe contract closing 3.7% up at...
European rapeseed prices climbed this week, supported by Germany’s adoption of Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) alongside tight EU...
Butter and milk powder markets are moving in opposite directions, with heavy milk flows pressuring butterfat across Europe, the United...
The ongoing conflict in West Asia and the resulting disruption in the Strait of Hormuz are reshaping export flows across...
Coffee futures fell 8.5 cents over the past week to close at USD 2.878/lb on the most active July contract,...
Indian basmati prices have moved higher over the past three weeks, with 1509 Steam rising to USD 90 to USD...
Whey protein prices remain at all-time highs across Europe and the United States, with WPC80 and WPI trading above levels...
Soybean oil and palm oil led gains across the vegetable oil complex last week, supported by a rebound in Brent...
