Industry news & Vesper highlights
Two competing forces The market is currently navigating two opposing arguments. On one side, differentials for most coffee origins have risen to seasonally elevated levels, reflecting a degree of pushback from roasters who appear to be holding back purchases as futures moved below $3/lb. On the other, certified stocks have continued to flow in for […]
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The global paperboard market showed considerable regional divergence in November 2025, with Western Europe under pressure in both cartonboard and...
Grain prices have moved higher over the past two weeks, with the conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel...
European cheese prices have continued to increase into early March 2026, with Gouda, Mozzarella, and Cheddar all moving higher despite...
Sugar prices hit multi-year lows in mid-February before recovering modestly, with the rebound linked in part to a sharp rise...
In an unconventional policy move, Ivory Coast has brought forward the start of its cocoa mid-crop season by one month,...
Recent geopolitical escalation around the Strait of Hormuz has not yet removed material oil production capacity from the global system....
The outbreak of military conflict in the Middle East has become the defining market event of the week, with Brent...
Roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption transits the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow maritime corridor between Iran and Oman that...
Thailand’s current sugar crushing season is drawing to a close, but the outlook for 2026/27 is already taking shape, and...
