Industry news & Vesper highlights

03-03-2026
Megan Hidden

Recent geopolitical escalation around the Strait of Hormuz has not yet removed material oil production capacity from the global system. The disruption is logistical rather than volumetric. The issue is not missing barrels, but uncertainty around deliverability. The situation can be characterized as a “logistics shock, not a volume shock.” Production remains largely intact. However, […]

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10-02-2026
Gehrman Kosenkov

India is preparing to reduce import duties on soybean oil under an interim trade agreement with the United States, a...

09-02-2026
Martijn Bron

Cocoa futures managed a modest recovery over the past two weeks following sharp declines from index rebalancing and Ivory Coast...

09-02-2026
Roger Bradshaw

European sugar production is projected to decline to 15.4 million tonnes in 2026/27 from 17.05 million tonnes in 2025/26, reflecting...

08-02-2026
Gehrman Kosenkov

CBOT soybean prices surged to 1,115 U.S. cents per bushel from 1,068 cents per bushel over a two-week period, driven...

06-02-2026
Jasper Endlich

CME nonfat dry milk prices have jumped 30% over the past month as a short squeeze driven by low production...

05-02-2026
Gehrman Kosenkov

CBOT soybean oil prices found support this week following the publication of 45Z guidance by the U.S. Department of the...

05-02-2026
Rali Videnova

European egg markets are heading toward severe Easter shortages as Poland has lost at least 5 million laying hens in...

05-02-2026
Megan Hidden

Polish chicken breast prices decreased 3.7% as the country reported 22 new Avian Influenza outbreaks, resulting in the culling of...

04-02-2026
Megan Hidden

Coffee prices collapsed 50.1 cents over a seven-day period ending February 4, with the most active March contract closing at...