Industry news & Vesper highlights
European and North American cheese markets are broadly stable this week, but the underlying tone is slightly bearish. Milk production in both regions is close to its seasonal peak, and the resulting surplus is leaving cooperatives with limited options. Manufacturing lines are running at capacity, with remaining volumes sold on spot markets to the highest […]
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Cocoa prices rallied sharply at the end of March, with EU futures gaining 7% in a single session to close...
Sugar prices moved modestly higher this week, driven almost entirely by the sharp rise in crude oil rather than any...
After a firm Q1 in which strong export demand kept European cheese markets relatively tight, the balance of power is...
Vegetable oil prices recovered broadly last week, with palm and soybean oil leading gains on the back of firmer Brent...
Global cartonboard demand grew by 1% in December 2025, bringing full-year 2025 demand growth to zero, according to EMGE’s latest...
Coffee futures prices basis the most active May contract rose 14.15 cents over the week to close at USD 3.07/lb,...
European butter prices fell sharply last week, dropping from close to EUR 5,000/mt to as low as EUR 4,200/mt within...
European sugar beet growers are heading into the 2026 planting season with a more challenging cost environment, as diesel and...
The market for whey protein concentrate 80 (WPC80) has tightened to an extent that transactions above EUR 20,000/mt are being...
