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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US wholesale beef prices have risen sharply in recent weeks as reduced slaughter activity tightens near-term supply. Choice cutout values...
Two competing forces The market is currently navigating two opposing arguments. On one side, differentials for most coffee origins have...
The global paperboard market showed considerable regional divergence in November 2025, with Western Europe under pressure in both cartonboard and...
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...
