Industry news & Vesper highlights
Brazil delivered its strongest poultry export month on record in May 2026, yet the milestone is shadowed by a real risk to its European market access. Chicken meat export revenue topped $1 billion for the first time, reaching $1.009 billion, up 36.1% on May 2025. Export volumes hit 509,900 tonnes, up 29.6% year on year […]
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Vegetable oil prices recovered broadly last week, with palm and soybean oil leading gains on the back of firmer Brent...
Global cartonboard demand grew by 1% in December 2025, bringing full-year 2025 demand growth to zero, according to EMGE’s latest...
Coffee futures prices basis the most active May contract rose 14.15 cents over the week to close at USD 3.07/lb,...
European butter prices fell sharply last week, dropping from close to EUR 5,000/mt to as low as EUR 4,200/mt within...
European sugar beet growers are heading into the 2026 planting season with a more challenging cost environment, as diesel and...
The market for whey protein concentrate 80 (WPC80) has tightened to an extent that transactions above EUR 20,000/mt are being...
Coconut oil prices at origin fell sharply this week, with the EXW Manila benchmark declining to $1,918/mt from $2,271/mt previously,...
The ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is creating mounting pressure across global ocean and air freight markets, with...
Ivory Coast is considering a reform of its cocoa marketing system that would make government-set farmer prices more responsive to...
