Industry news & Vesper highlights

05-11-2025
Gehrman Kosenkov

Palm oil prices dropped sharply, with BMD spot crude palm oil declining $50 per metric tonne to $974/mt as concerns grow over Indonesia’s B50 biofuel program implementation timeline and weaker demand from key buyers. The decline exceeded market expectations, driven by a combination of higher Malaysian output, softer buying activity, and growing doubts about when […]

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21-10-2025
Martijn Bron

The cocoa market is facing confirmed demand destruction, with Q3 grind numbers revealing significant declines across major processing regions as...

21-10-2025
Gehrman Kosenkov

Sunflower oil prices continued their upward trajectory in late October as deteriorating crop conditions in Ukraine and Russia raised concerns...

20-10-2025
Megan Hidden

Major European container ports Rotterdam and Antwerp are working through significant vessel backlogs following a series of strikes and protests...

17-10-2025
Justine White

Cocoa prices have fallen 20% over the past month, basis ICE EU front month, as expectations for the October-March West...

17-10-2025
Rali Videnova

Highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks have returned to Northern Europe, signaling the start of the traditional winter risk period as...

17-10-2025
Rali Videnova

European industrial egg users face uncertainty as the EU weighs a significant expansion of Ukrainian import quotas while regulatory scrutiny...

17-10-2025
Gehrman Kosenkov

The global grain market has shifted in favor of buyers as record harvests across multiple origins force sellers into competition...

16-10-2025
Jasper Endlich

The European cheese market is experiencing significant price declines across multiple varieties as milk production surpluses of 5-7% year-over-year create...

16-10-2025
Gabrielle Del'Arco

European sugar prices continue to face downward pressure, with beet belt prices now trading below the import parity threshold of...