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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Palm oil prices pulled back this week as poor early-February export data and the Chinese Lunar New Year weighed on...
US nonfat dry milk markets remain structurally tight, not because milk production has been weak, but because the skim component...
A record harvest season in South America is setting the tone for corn oil markets in early 2026, with ample...
The global whey protein concentrate 80 market has reached a critical tightness level, with producers maintaining full control over pricing...
India is preparing to reduce import duties on soybean oil under an interim trade agreement with the United States, a...
Cocoa futures managed a modest recovery over the past two weeks following sharp declines from index rebalancing and Ivory Coast...
European sugar production is projected to decline to 15.4 million tonnes in 2026/27 from 17.05 million tonnes in 2025/26, reflecting...
CBOT soybean prices surged to 1,115 U.S. cents per bushel from 1,068 cents per bushel over a two-week period, driven...
CME nonfat dry milk prices have jumped 30% over the past month as a short squeeze driven by low production...
