Industry news & Vesper highlights
US broiler exports started 2026 on a muted note, with total shipments in February coming in just below 524 million pounds, falling short of forecasts and 4.3% below the same month last year. Cumulative January-February shipments were down 1.1% year on year. Top destinations leading the decline The weakness was concentrated among the industry’s top […]
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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...
Escalating tensions in the Middle East and reports of restricted commercial maritime movement through the Strait of Hormuz have raised...
