New updates — Vesper Release Notes

20 new cocoa VPIs for Europe and the US

New weekly Vesper Price Indices (VPIs) for cocoa powder, cocoa butter and cocoa mass in Europe and the US, with history and a view 12 months forward.

Monthly Recap: September 2026

Commodity Agent brings Vesper into your own AI tools, the energy line in cost models follows the market, charts take your own colours, and 438 new prices landed across 15 commodities.

Commodity Agent: ask Vesper from your own AI tools

Commodity Agent is now available. Ask Vesper from the AI tools your team already uses, and hand off research. No more guessing whether your AI tools are working from verified, reliable data.

Monthly Recap: July 2026

Connect the Dots explains why your price is moving, the Copilot suggests where to look next, picking a product got quicker everywhere, and 424 new prices landed across 15 commodities.

Bob's Market Thermometers by Kluis: Weekly US grains report & outlook, now on Vesper

The weekly read on US corn, soybeans and wheat from Kluis Commodity Advisors: the strongest bullish and bearish arguments plus a bottom line, fresh every Monday.

Connect the Dots: why your price moved, and what comes next

Click a price on your Homefeed and Vesper opens the market outlook behind it: the arguments for it rising and falling, each linked to its source.

Monthly Recap: June 2026

A new Home page that builds itself from your dashboards, a redesigned search with preview graphs, 397 new price series across 17 commodities, and a weekly global cocoa weather feed.

Weekly cocoa weather updates

A global cocoa weather update, now published every week through our new partnership with HSAT.

6 months new coverage round-up: Fish & Seafood

Fish and Seafood coverage on Vesper grew a lot over the last six months. The Undercurrent partnership now stands at more than 2,700 price series, with new Colombian coverage from DANE on top.

A faster, more flexible dashboard

We rebuilt the dashboard and Prices widget over several releases: better search, prices and comparison in one widget, resizable drag-and-drop layouts, per-product units, and faster loading.

Homefeed: one view of what changed in your markets

Vesper now opens on a personalized Homefeed: week-over-week moves for every product you track, plus news and market reports picked for your markets. No setup needed.

14 New US Honey Price Series from USDA

USDA honey price benchmarks are now live on Vesper, closing a gap in US Food Service coverage with 14 new series for buyers who need a published reference next to supplier quotes.

Monthly Recap: May 2026

Copilot now answers with charts, the Cost Model Builder drafts a breakdown from a product URL, 1,258 new price series landed, and Reuters articles are live on the platform.

Cost Model Builder in chat

Build a cost model by chatting with Vesper. Describe a product, paste a recipe, or drop a product URL, and the Cost Model Builder drafts the breakdown for you.

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.

Vesper x Reuters partnership

Reuters is now a Vesper partner. The first piece you can see is Reuters news directly in the Vesper news section.

Macro Economics

Macro Economics is a new category on Vesper. It brings 146 European CPI and PPI indicators, plus macro news and market analysis, next to your commodity data.

Monthly Recap: March 2026

Q1 closed with 5,300+ new series across 18 commodities, 1,800+ Vesper Forecasts running up to 52 weeks ahead, and a Copilot side panel on every dashboard.

1,800+ new Vesper Forecasts now live

Vesper has added forecasts on 1,800+ additional price series, covering both Vesper's own data and third party sources. All forecasts run up to 52 weeks ahead.

388 New Swiss Price Series from Agrarmarktdaten

388 monthly price series from Switzerland are now live on the platform, sourced from Agrarmarktdaten, a new Swiss public data source covering Grains & Feed, Dai…

Fish & Seafood Prices via Undercurrent Partnership

More than 2,700 Fish & Seafood price series are now available on the Vesper platform through an integration with Undercurrent, a specialist seafood data provide…

Monthly Recap: February 2026

2,595 new price and data series, a Supply & Demand expansion from USDA PSD and FAO Stat, full-screen widgets, and an upgraded calculation method across VPI benchmarks.

Major US Price Expansion: 286 New USDA Series

Vesper now includes 286 new price series from 13 USDA MARS reports, one of the most widely referenced public pricing sources in US agricultural markets.

121 new EU and UK packaging price series

Vesper now covers 121 monthly packaging price series across EU and UK markets, including 76 products created for this expansion.

Australian Red Meat Market Report

Vesper now includes a monthly market report covering the Australian red meat market, produced by Episode 3 (EP3), an independent, data driven market analysis se…

New US data partner: Sosland Publishing

Vesper has partnered with Sosland Publishing to bring 114 weekly spot price series into the platform.

Poultry Market Analysis

Vesper now covers poultry with in house expert analysis. Our first Poultry Market Analysis report is live in the Market Analysis section.

205 new Mexico price series from SNIIM

Vesper has added 205 price series from SNIIM, Mexico's national food price information system. This update includes 168 products that are new to the platform.

Bring Your Own Data (BYOD)

Upload your own budgets, purchase prices, and supplier quotes directly into Vesper.

Dashboard Sharing

Share dashboards with your team or your entire company. Build once, keep everyone aligned.

Cost models in Price comparison

You can now compare your cost models directly against actual prices and other cost models in the Price Comparison widget.

Major USDA data update: US meat prices and global Supply & Demand

Vesper has added 189 USDA meat price series and 1,406 new Supply & Demand series in one update.

Commodity Copilot

Introducing Commodity Copilot, an on demand AI analyst for every buyer.

Expanded Meat & Poultry Coverage Across Brazil, Australia, and Thailand

Vesper has expanded its Meat & Poultry coverage with 249 new price series across three major protein markets: Brazil, Australia, and Thailand.

New Vesper Price Index: Shea Butter & Derivatives

Vesper has expanded its proprietary Shea & Cocoa equivalent fats coverage with 10 new Vesper Price Index (VPI) benchmarks for Shea butter and its derivatives.

New Vesper Price Index: WPC80 Regular (US & EU)

Vesper has expanded its proprietary specialty dairy protein coverage with two new Vesper Price Index (VPI) benchmarks: WPC80 Regular US and WPC80 Regular EU .

Packaging News Category

Added dedicated news coverage for packaging markets, tracking regulatory developments, sustainability initiatives, and material demand shifts across agricultura…

Cost Model Forecast & Collaboration

Vesper has launched Advanced Cost Model Collaboration & Forecasting , transforming how procurement teams build, share, and predict product costs.

1200 New Forecasted Prices Live

Vesper has Expanded Forecast Coverage , adding 1200+ new price forecasts across key commodity categories.

Shipping and Freight Transport Prices

Vesper has launched Commodity Shipping Intelligence through an exclusive partnership with Upply, bringing freight rate benchmarks directly into the platform.

Direct Widget Data Download

Vesper has launched Direct Widget Data Export , streamlining how users extract data from the platform.

Vesper for Excel

Vesper has launched Vesper for Excel , a powerful new integration that brings Vesper's live commodity intelligence directly into your spreadsheets.

Technical Analysis: Interpretable and actionable for all food commodity products

Summary: Vesper has launched Technical Analysis, a new forward looking capability that translates complex market behavior into clear, actionable timing signals.

New Market Analysis Meat & Poultry

Summary: Vesper has partnered with Leap Market Analytics to deliver weekly expert reports covering Beef and Poultry markets.

300 new Beef, Pork, and Lamb Prices

What's New 300 new daily price series covering major beef, pork, and lamb products Real time daily updates to ensure you have the latest market data Coverage ac…

Cost Models: Turn commodity benchmarks into product pricing

Summary: Vesper has launched Cost Models, a powerful new feature that transforms individual commodity benchmarks into complete product cost insights.

Fruits, Vegetables & Pulses News

Summary: Vesper has expanded its news coverage with two dedicated categories: Vegetables & Pulses and Fruits.

Shea Butter Crude VPI Benchmark

Summary: Vesper has expanded its oils & fats coverage with a new weekly Vesper Price Index (VPI) benchmark for Crude Shea Butter (FOB Tema) from Ghana.

Custom Units Per Widget

Summary: Vesper has enhanced dashboard customization with the ability to set unique currency and unit preferences for each individual widget.

Cheddar Curd VPI (CIF SEA) Benchmark

Summary: Vesper has strengthened its dairy portfolio with a new weekly Vesper Price Index (VPI) benchmark for Cheddar Curd (CIF Southeast Asia).

Expanded Biodiesel Ticket Coverage Now Live

Summary: Vesper has expanded our biodiesel ticket coverage to include additional markets and vintages.

European Energy Futures

Summary: Vesper has significantly expanded our European electricity futures coverage with the addition of comprehensive EEX data across 15 countries.

Extended Forecast Horizon - Dairy, Oils&Fats, Sugar

Whats New? Vesper is extending our AI powered forecasting horizon from 6 to 12 months for select dairy, sugar, and oils commodities with established price histo…

UK Egg Production Data Now Live

Summary: Vesper has expanded our egg market coverage by integrating official quarterly UK egg production data.

Expanded Cocoa Market Coverage

Launching supplementary bi weekly cocoa highlights from Vesper's in house analytical team, complementing the regular market commentary from independent expert M…

Introducing Brazilian Instituto de Economia Agrícola (IEA) Source

Added daily Brazilian public prices from Instituto de Economia Agrícola (IEA), Brazil's leading agricultural economics institute, expanding our coverage of key…

New VPI Egg Price Benchmarks

Summary: Introducing exclusive Vesper Price Indices (VPIs) for eggs and egg derivatives, covering 16 products across different production systems.

Country-Specific Sugar Vesper Price Index

Expanded sugar price coverage with new country specific Vesper Price Indices for Germany, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain, complementing our regional EU benchmar…

New Brazilian Nuts Production Data

New Nuts & Seeds Production Data Summary: Monthly production data from IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) for cashews and peanuts, providing…

New Wheat Flour Cost Calculator

Summary: New wheat flour price calculator now available, combining MATIF milling wheat prices with production costs to estimate realistic flour market values.

Global Import/Export Data Expansion

Summary: Major expansion of global import/export data coverage across grains, nuts & seeds, and food ingredients helping you track trade flows and assess supply…

Weekly Nuts & Seeds Market Analysis Now Available

Summary : New weekly market analysis reports for tree nuts, providing deep insights into price trends, crop developments, demand patterns and logistics challeng…

New Weekly Coffee Market Report

Summary: New weekly coffee market analysis covering Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, and China, providing insights into production trends and market dynamics.

New Cocoa Ratios Table: Track Product Values Daily

Summary: New Cocoa Ratios Table tracks daily cocoa bean prices, regional premiums, and butter/powder ratios, helping you understand product value correlations.

North America & Europe Grain Prices

Summary: Added grain prices and 6 month forecasts for North America and Europe, with daily and weekly updates.

Expert Cocoa Weather Reports with CRA

Summary: Added Commodities Risk Analysis (CRA) weather reports to Vesper's cocoa coverage, providing detailed weather impact analysis amid record market volatil…

Real-Time Trade Flows: Russia & Ukraine Vessel Lineup

Summary: Expanded vessel lineup tracking with insights into Russia and Ukraine through UkrAgroConsult, providing trade insights weeks/months ahead of official c…

UK Grain Price Benchmarks Added

Summary: Weekly public quotations now available for key UK grain products including wheat (milling bread, other milling, feed), barley (malt, feed), and oats (m…

Exclusive: New MPC Dairy Protein VPI

Summary: Enhance your dairy market analysis with exclusive pricing insights for MPC 85 (US) and MPI 90 (US) now benchmarked in the Vesper Price Index (VPI), estab…

Regional US Dairy Price Coverage Now Available

Summary : Access detailed regional price breakdowns for key US dairy products including butter, cream, dry whey, and NFDM across East, Central, and West regions…

EEX Index Prices Now Available for Dairy Commodities

Summary : Added EEX Index prices, the closing mechanism for dairy futures, for butter, raw milk, SMP (Food), and SWP (Feed).

POME Import/Export Data Added

Summary : New POME (Palm Oil Mill Effluent) trade data added, with focus on Malaysian and Indonesian exports, enhancing your ability to track global palm oil su…

Cocoa News Category Launches with AI-Powered Updates

Summary : New cocoa news category added with AI powered filtering and translation, ensuring you only see the most relevant global cocoa market updates.

GDT Pulse Results for Dairy Products

Summary : Access the latest price results for SMP and WMP from the GDT Pulse in our pricing widgets, enabling more frequent price discovery between GDT auctions…

Enhanced Sunflower Market Coverage

Summary: Expanded sunflower market coverage with Vessel Line up Data and Supply & Demand Data , providing earlier insights into market movements and comprehensi…

New Argentine Vessel Line-up Data

Summary: Get earlier insights into import/export movements with new vessel line up data for Argentina, covering a comprehensive range of oils, fats, and grains.

Grains News Coverage Now Live

Summary : Access real \ time grains news with our AI powered news feed, covering global markets across cereals and whole grains.