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Industry news & Vesper highlights

20-03-2026
Jasper Endlich

Non-fat dry milk prices rose a further 4.53% this week, leaving them just $0.055/lb below 10-year highs. The move comes against a backdrop of surging milk production across all major regions, creating a striking disconnect between raw material availability and powder market tightness. Powder markets tighten as production rotates away from NFDM The driver behind […]

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26-02-2026
Roger Bradshaw

Two of Europe’s largest sugar producers, Tereos and Südzucker, have reported major financial setbacks, laying bare the pressure that persistently...

25-02-2026
Jasper Endlich

Global dairy markets are tightening. A common thread across butter, skim milk powder (SMP), and whole milk powder (WMP) markets...

25-02-2026
Jasper Endlich

The global market for whey protein concentrate 80 (WPC80) is tightening at pace. Q2 volumes are close to being sold...

25-02-2026
Megan Hidden

Coffee prices on the most active May contract fell 3.6 cents over the two weeks ending February 20, settling at...

24-02-2026
Gehrman Kosenkov

Vegetable oil markets received a broad lift this week as Brent crude oil prices climbed on the back of renewed...

23-02-2026
Megan Hidden

Shipping carriers have withdrawn 125 of 710 scheduled sailings for the period between February 9 and March 15, representing an...

18-02-2026
Jasper Endlich

European cheese markets have gained ground through February, defying the price correction that many market participants had anticipated. With EU...

18-02-2026
Gabrielle Del'Arco

Sugar markets reached five-year lows this week, with NY Sugar No. 11 touching levels last seen in October 2020. The...

18-02-2026
Justine White

Cocoa markets have deteriorated sharply, with prices now down approximately 35% over the past month and around 70% below levels...