Industry news & Vesper highlights
The global dairy market is running two distinct stories. In milk protein, tightness remains the headline, particularly in the US where NFDM is trading at historically expensive levels and spot availability is difficult. In milkfat, the direction is the other way: European butter production is strong, stocks are building, and the Q2 to Q3 outlook […]
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Six Indian spice categories. Six versions of the same situation: supply is genuinely tight, but the buyers have gone quiet....
The CME spot call closed mixed this week as the dairy complex absorbed a stronger dollar and the headlines from...
The July ICE coffee contract closed the week 3.2 cents lower at 282.3 US cents/lb, despite a fresh wave of...
US beef imports totaled 599 million pounds in March, a 19% increase from the same month last year and well...
The oil market has held above $100 per barrel through May, but the bigger story for food and beverage buyers...
European cheese prices have moved higher over the past two weeks, but the rally has come in stops and starts....
The European egg market is starting to ease from its post-Easter highs, but the correction is uneven. Caged and standard...
Brent crude (July) closed the week at $104/barrel, down from $114 the prior week and recovered from a $100 low...
EU cocoa front-month May 2026 futures closed up 34% on the week at 3,551 GBP/t, with gains spread across the...
