Industry news & Vesper highlights
European butter markets are closing 2025 under pressure as production increases and stocks accumulate, setting the stage for prices to fall below €4,000/mt in the first quarter of 2026. The EU Vesper Price Index for butter currently stands at €4,090/mt EXW as of December 3, with Q1 forward prices showing even more weakness. The scale […]
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The global whey protein concentrate and isolate markets have reached unprecedented levels, with WPC80 and WPI prices climbing to all-time...
US President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada, plus an additional...
The U.S. beef market presents contrasting dynamics in early December, with cattle feeders facing rapidly deteriorating financial conditions while beef...
Indian importers have committed to buy more than 150,000 metric tons of South American soybean oil each month from April...
European sugar producer Südzucker has announced beet reductions of between 15 and 25% from their farmers and subsidiaries, a far...
Managed money traders now hold a short position of half a million metric tons of cocoa beans. This position size...
European egg prices continue climbing as avian flu outbreaks intensify across Germany, France, and the Netherlands, with the latter confirming...
European cheese markets are experiencing a strategic standoff, with producers proactively selling Q1 and Q2 volumes at lower prices to...
EU food price inflation cooled in October to 2.5% year-over-year, but chocolate inflation remained at very high levels, falling only...
