Industry news & Vesper highlights
Raw sugar edged higher this week, supported by Brazil’s planned anhydrous ethanol blending rate increase from 30% to 32% (pending formal approval at a CNPE meeting on 7 May) and a recovery in crude oil prices on Middle East tensions. The Sugar No. 11 (Raw) settled at $14.11/lb, while Sugar No. 5 (White) closed at […]
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The sugar market in 2026 is operating in a surplus environment, but the story is more nuanced than that headline...
Raw and white sugar both spent most of Q1 under surplus pressure before stabilising and recovering into early March as...
For food manufacturers in pizza, pasta, and snacks, H2 2026 brings a mix of near-term stability and building supply-side risks....
The European dairy market in 2026 is not one market, it’s a collection of very different stories depending on which...
The sports nutrition supply chain is under more pressure than it has been in years, and the drivers are no...
Chocolate manufacturers are navigating an ingredient landscape that looks very different today from where it started the year. Cocoa has...
Bakery procurement in H2 2026 is shaped by a mix of signals: some ingredients are softening, others are under renewed...
Both glucose syrup and dextrose monohydrate went through a significant correction through 2025, driven by easing corn and wheat feedstock...
US dairy exports are breaking records across multiple product categories, with butterfat shipments and cheese exports both reaching all-time highs...
