Industry news & Vesper highlights
US butter makers are running flat out, yet the cold store keeps emptying. Stocks ended May at 335.6m lbs, the lowest May reading since 2022 and down 8% on the year. The obvious explanation, that someone stopped churning, is wrong: production hit a record 916m lbs over the first four months of 2026, up 6.1%. […]
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US NFDM prices dropped around $0.20/lb ($500/mt) in the space of a week, and the move travelled. At the most...
European and US grain markets moved in opposite directions this week. Euronext milling wheat climbed to EUR 214/mt from EUR...
US nonfat dry milk prices fell about $0.20/lb, or roughly $500/mt, in the space of a week, and global skim...
The most active July arabica contract finished the week 8 cents higher at 272.35 US cents per pound, finding firmer-than-expected...
April placements of cattle on feed reached 1.70 million head, up 5.5% from a year earlier, the largest year-on-year increase...
European cheese prices edged higher over the past few weeks on seasonal temperature gains and Q3 forward buying, before stalling...
The Indonesian government announced a new export centralization policy for key commodities, including palm oil, effective June 1st, a measure...
EU cocoa futures rose 7% over the past week, closing at 3,153 GBP/t for the front-month July 2026 contract, while...
Südzucker confirmed that its sugar division recorded an operating loss of €177 million in 2025/26, compared to a €13 million...
