Industry news & Vesper highlights
European egg prices are falling across all categories this fortnight, driven by rising imports from Eastern Europe and Turkey, approaching seasonal demand weakness, and a record wave of pullet placements that will translate into meaningful additional supply from late summer. But the correction is uneven, and the near-term picture just got more complicated. A historic […]
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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...
