Industry news & Vesper highlights
Cocoa futures fell sharply through late January, with London May contracts decreasing £927 (23.5%) over two weeks and New York May futures declining $1,169 (21.5%) during the same period. The decline extended to 30% when measured against prices from one month earlier. The market moved opposite to widely anticipated commodity index buying, with weak speculative […]
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The U.S. beef market presents contrasting dynamics in early December, with cattle feeders facing rapidly deteriorating financial conditions while beef...
Indian importers have committed to buy more than 150,000 metric tons of South American soybean oil each month from April...
European sugar producer Südzucker has announced beet reductions of between 15 and 25% from their farmers and subsidiaries, a far...
Managed money traders now hold a short position of half a million metric tons of cocoa beans. This position size...
European egg prices continue climbing as avian flu outbreaks intensify across Germany, France, and the Netherlands, with the latter confirming...
European cheese markets are experiencing a strategic standoff, with producers proactively selling Q1 and Q2 volumes at lower prices to...
EU food price inflation cooled in October to 2.5% year-over-year, but chocolate inflation remained at very high levels, falling only...
Record global grain production is putting pressure on European wheat and corn markets, with abundant supplies from Russia, Argentina, and...
European sugar processors are responding to elevated inventory levels with 2026 acreage reductions that dramatically exceed initial forecasts, while Brazilian...
