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.

What's new:

• 1,800+ new Vesper Forecasts now live

• Coverage includes US price series added through recent partnerships, European series, and Vesper Price Index benchmarks

• All forecasts run up to 52 weeks ahead with confidence intervals

• This is a major expansion for US-sourced data in particular, where forward price visibility was previously limited

Why this matters:

Buying decisions are forward-looking, but most price tools only show history. Vesper Forecasts give you a forecasted price for planning purchases, reviewing budgets, or deciding whether to lock in now or wait. With 1,800+ additional series covered, buyers in categories like grains, oils, meat, and packaging can access forward views for both US and European markets. And because forecasts cover third-party sources too, you get forward visibility on the same benchmarks your suppliers reference.

How to Use It:

• Price Forecast widget: add any covered series to see the 52-week forward projection

How to access?

Add the Price Forecast widget to new or existing dashboards using the search function, or contact your Customer Success Manager at [email protected].

Commodity Copilot is now accessible from any dashboard through a side panel. Ask questions as you work with your data.

What's new:

• Copilot side panel is available on every dashboard. Open it without leaving your current view.

• See your prices, charts, and reports on the left. Ask Copilot about them on the right.

• Spot something in the data you want to understand? Just ask.

Why this matters:

Before this update, using Copilot meant navigating to a separate page. Now you can look at a price move in your chart and ask what's driving it without losing your place. Data and interpretation, side by side.

How to access?

Open the Copilot side panel using the icon in the top-right of any dashboard, or contact your Customer Success Manager at [email protected].

388 monthly price series from Switzerland are now live on the platform, sourced from Agrarmarktdaten, a new Swiss public data source covering Grains & Feed, Dairy, Eggs, and Fruits & Vegetables. This release includes 270 entirely new products.

What's new:

• 388 monthly price series across four commodity categories

• 270 newly created products not previously available on the platform

• Coverage sourced from Agrarmarktdaten, a Swiss public data provider

Why this matters: Swiss agricultural markets are often unique compared to surrounding countries. A dedicated data source for that region is essential for food manufacturers and retailers in Switzerland. This expansion gives you Swiss-specific benchmarks to compare alongside European and global prices, whether you're sourcing from Switzerland, selling into the market, or building cost models that reflect local conditions.

How to Use It:

• Track Swiss prices in the Prices Widget

• Compare against other European benchmarks in Price Comparison

• Incorporate into Cost Models for Swiss-sourced ingredients

How to access? Add to new or existing dashboards using the search function, or contact your Customer Success Manager at [email protected].

Over 2,000 Fish & Seafood price series are now available on the Vesper platform through an integration with Undercurrent, a specialist seafood data provider.

What's new:

• 2,000+ price series across 15 product groups within Fish & Seafood

• Global and regional coverage from a specialist seafood data provider

• Data accessible through your existing Vesper dashboards

Important: Bring Your Own License Undercurrent data requires an active Undercurrent subscription. If you already subscribe to Undercurrent, contact your Customer Success Manager to activate access within Vesper. This model lets you view your Undercurrent data alongside all your other commodity benchmarks in one platform.

Why this matters: Seafood markets are among the most fragmented and volatile in food commodities. Prices vary by species, origin, catch method, and season. That makes it difficult to track costs or compare supplier quotes with any confidence. With Undercurrent data in Vesper, teams across procurement, finance, and category management can check quotes, compare prices, and track trends for fish and seafood. All in the same workflow you use for other commodities.

How to access? Contact your Customer Success Manager at [email protected] to activate Undercurrent data on your account.

Vesper has partnered with Sosland Publishing to bring 114 weekly spot price series into the platform. Sosland is a leading US trade publisher covering food ingredient markets.

What's new:

• 114 weekly spot price series from Sosland, now live
• Coverage spans four commodity categories: Oils & Fats, Grains & Feed, Sugar, and Cocoa
• All series are weekly frequency, reflecting US spot market conditions
• A second batch covering forward cash prices and basis prices is planned for Q2 2026

Why this matters:

Sosland prices are widely referenced by buyers and sellers in North American ingredient trade. Having them in Vesper means you can compare US spot prices directly against European benchmarks in a single view. For categories like cocoa, oils, and grains where US and EU prices regularly diverge, that cross-regional visibility matters in negotiations.

How to Use It:

• Prices Widget: search Sosland series by commodity or keyword
• Price Comparison: set up US vs EU price comparisons for the same commodity
• Cost Models: use Sosland weekly prices as inputs alongside existing European series

How to access?

Add to new or existing dashboards using the search function, or contact your Customer Success Manager at [email protected].

Stay on top of market developments across nuts, seeds, and dried fruits with a dedicated news feed now live in Vesper.

What's new

• New Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruits news feed available in the News section

• Global and local coverage across key origin countries

• Topics include supply disruptions, harvest updates, trade flows, regulatory changes, and demand trends

• Filtered and curated for relevance, cutting through the noise

Why this matters

Nuts, seeds, and dried fruits are highly exposed to origin-specific risks, climate impacts, and trade dynamics. At the same time, public price transparency is often limited.

This news feed fills the gap. It gives you context around market movements, helping you understand what's driving prices and anticipate volatility before it shows up in the numbers.

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

What's new

• In-house written market report covering global poultry markets

• Global origins covered: Thailand and Brazil

• European origins covered: Poland, Spain, and Ukraine

• Published bi-weekly on Thursdays

• Available in the Market Analysis section alongside Dairy, Oils & Fats, and other category reports

Why this matters

Poultry is a key category for food manufacturers, retailers, and food service buyers, but reliable market analysis has been hard to find. This report gives you the same depth we bring to other categories: price drivers explained, supply context, and forward-looking outlooks.

Whether you're sourcing chicken breast from Brazil or tracking Polish production trends, you now have a consistent, independent view of the market.

Already using Vesper for meat? This report joins our existing US Beef and Chicken coverage from partner Leap Market Analytics, giving you both American and global market perspectives.

Introducing Commodity Copilot — an on-demand AI analyst for every buyer. Think ChatGPT, but built specifically for commodity markets and grounded entirely in data you can trust and trace.

What's new

• Ask any market question in plain language and get expert-level answers instantly

• Copilot draws only from Vesper's database: prices, forecasts, supply & demand, news, and analyst reports

• Every answer includes a full list of sources, so you can see exactly where the information came from

• No hallucinations, no guesswork — only answers grounded in verified market data

Why this matters

You no longer need to dig through dashboards, reports, and charts to find answers. Just ask.

• "What's driving EU butter prices this week?" — get a data-backed explanation in seconds

• "How does the 6-month forecast for WPC80 compare to last month?" — no manual chart comparisons needed

• "Summarize the latest analyst outlook for cocoa" — pull insights without opening the report

This is market intelligence on demand, without the time sink. And because every answer is cited, you can verify it, share it, and defend it.

Availability

All current users get free access to Commodity Copilot during Q1 2026. Try it now and see what questions it can answer for your categories.

Vesper has expanded its proprietary Shea & Cocoa equivalent fats coverage with 10 new Vesper Price Index (VPI) benchmarks for Shea butter and its derivatives. Published weekly, these benchmarks combine inputs from renowned brokers to bring transparency to one of the most opaque supply chains in the market.

What's New:

• Expanded Shea Coverage: Weekly benchmarks for Crude, Semi-Refined, Handmade, Shea Olein, and Shea Oil across key West African origins (Ghana, Burkina Faso).

• Broad Market Input: Prices derived from renowned brokers, combining inputs from multiple partners to ensure robust and unbiased market representation.

Why It Matters:

Public price transparency for Shea is extremely limited, leaving procurement teams to rely on fragmented signals or single-source quotes. These proprietary VPIs provide the independent reference needed to verify quotes in a notoriously non-transparent market. Especially with Cocoa price movements of the past years, this was a much-requested product from our users

How to Use It:

• Prices Widget: Bookmark specific grades (e.g., Shea Stearin, Crude Shea Butter) for one-click access to the latest weekly prices.

• Price Comparison: Compare different processing stages (e.g., Crude vs. Semi-Refined) to identify value opportunities and spot diverging trends between product types.

• Cost Models: Select these Shea VPIs as ingredients in your Cost Models to forecast the total cost of confectionery, Chocolate or any other formulations using actual market data.

How to access?

Add to new or existing dashboards using the search function, or contact your Customer Success Manager at [email protected] to confirm which specific grades are currently active for your region.