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Monthly Recap: April 2026

246 new prices and 2 AI forecasts went live in April across 12 commodity classes, led by 114 packaging series including 75 waste paper composite indices.

5 May 2026
Monthly Recap: April 2026

April was a data month. No feature stories this time, just more numbers you can look up: 248 additions across 12 commodity classes, from waste paper to palm kernel olein.

Data added:

  • 246 new prices across 12 commodity classes and 33 countries, plus 2 new Vesper AI price forecasts.
  • Packaging was the largest group: 114 series, including 75 waste paper composite indices and 38 scrap glass recycling series.
  • 29 chemicals and 27 fertilizers prices, mostly monthly series from sources such as Intratec, WUR, and Eurostat.
  • Steady additions elsewhere: grains and feed (18), herbs and spices (12), dairy (11), nuts and seeds (7), sugar (7), food ingredients (6), meat and poultry (5), oils and fats (3), and vegetables (2).
  • 7 weekly freight rates from Upply: road freight within Italy, and sea freight from Jakarta and Valparaiso into European ports.
  • The 2 AI forecasts cover creatine (China, food grade) and RBD palm kernel olein (Malaysia).

Every series is live in the Prices widget. Search by product or source to add the ones you buy to a dashboard.