Industry news & Vesper highlights
European and North American cheese markets are broadly stable this week, but the underlying tone is slightly bearish. Milk production in both regions is close to its seasonal peak, and the resulting surplus is leaving cooperatives with limited options. Manufacturing lines are running at capacity, with remaining volumes sold on spot markets to the highest […]
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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...
Tree nut markets are picking up momentum heading into Q2, with buyers and sellers across cashews, macadamias, almonds, and pecans...
The poultry market saw a short-lived price increase during February, supported by the return to schools and school meal programs,...
Two of Europe’s largest sugar producers, Tereos and Südzucker, have reported major financial setbacks, laying bare the pressure that persistently...
