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New Weekly Market Analysis: Coffee Report

by Vesper Team
New
Beverages
Market Analysis

Summary: Vesper is excited to announce the launch of a new weekly market analysis report focused exclusively on coffee. This report, authored by industry leader Sucafina, will provide in-depth insights and timely updates on the global coffee market.

What's New:

  • Dedicated Coffee Market Analysis: A specialized weekly report offering expert analysis of the coffee market.

  • Expert Author: Authored by Sucafina, the leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company with a rich history in commodities since 1905.

  • Frequency: Delivered weekly to keep you informed of the latest market movements.

  • Release Schedule: Available every Tuesday afternoon.

Why It Matters:

Coffee is a critical commodity for many of our users, and this new dedicated report will provide invaluable, focused intelligence. By partnering with Sucafina, we're bringing you expert perspectives and analysis to help you:

  • Understand current market dynamics and trends.

  • Anticipate potential shifts in supply, demand, and pricing.

  • Make more informed purchasing and trading decisions.

  • Gain a deeper understanding of the factors influencing the coffee industry, from farm to roaster.

How to Use It:

  • Access the new Coffee Market Analysis report in the Market Analysis section of the Vesper platform.

  • Look for the report updates every Tuesday afternoon.

  • Consider setting up alerts to be notified when the new report is published.

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Cost Models: Turn commodity benchmarks into product pricing

by Vesper Team
New
Food Manufacturing
Retail
Cost Models

Summary: Vesper has launched Cost Models, a powerful new feature that transforms individual commodity benchmarks into complete product cost insights. This capability allows food manufacturers to combine weighted commodity benchmarks with standardized non-ingredient costs to build accurate product pricing models, delivering unprecedented visibility into true product economics.

What's New:

  • Build complete product cost models by combining multiple commodity benchmarks with precise weightings

  • Access industry-standard non-ingredient costs (labor, manufacturing, overhead) specific to your region

  • Choose from our template library for common food products or create custom models

  • Track how each component contributes to your total product cost with automatic updates whenever source prices change

Why It Matters: With record-high volatility across food commodities, understanding how ingredient changes impact finished products is critical for maintaining margins. Cost Models provide complete cost structure visibility for your entire organization: procurement teams can verify supplier price increases, finance can track margin impacts across product portfolios, and sales teams can justify price adjustments to customers with independently verified data. Non-ingredient costs can represent up to 47% of total product costs—a critical component that's now visible alongside your commodity benchmarks.

How to Use It:

  1. Access Cost Models through the main dashboard menu

  2. Choose between starting with a template or building a model from scratch

  3. Select ingredients from your available commodities and assign precise weightings

  4. Add country-specific non-ingredient costs by selecting your industry and location

  5. Save your model to track cost evolution over time as prices update automatically

Related Features: Cost Models integrates seamlessly with Vesper's existing capabilities:

  • Individual commodity price benchmarks (VPI, Partner prices, and Public benchmarks found in prices widgets)

  • Incorporate into your own custom dashboards

  • Coming in Q3 2025: Forecasting capabilities for your cost models

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European Energy Futures

by Vesper Team
New
Energy & Transport
Data

Summary: Vesper has significantly expanded our European electricity futures coverage with the addition of comprehensive EEX data across 15 countries. This enhancement delivers detailed visibility into power markets throughout Europe, covering both base and peak load contracts across monthly, quarterly, and yearly timeframes.

What's New:

  • 86 new electricity futures contracts covering:

    • 15 European countries including Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, and more

    • Base and peak load power contracts

    • Monthly, quarterly, and yearly delivery periods

  • Available across multiple widgets including:

    • Futures widgets (Graph, Table, Historical Settle Graph)

    • Price & Price Comparison widget

Why It Matters: Energy costs represent a significant component of manufacturing expenses. With this expanded coverage, users can monitor electricity futures across their operational footprint, compare price trends between regions, and develop more effective energy procurement strategies based on forward market indicators.

How to Use It:

  1. Access these new products through any of the supported widgets

  2. Search by country name and contract type (e.g., "German Power Base")

  3. Compare electricity futures across different European markets

  4. Track forward curves to inform energy procurement decisions & Market outlook

Related Features: This expansion complements our existing energy market coverage:

  • Natural gas futures across major European hubs

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UK Egg Production Data Now Live

by Vesper Team
New
Data
Bakery
Food Ingredients
Sauces & Condiments

Summary: Vesper has expanded our egg market coverage by integrating official quarterly UK egg production data. This enhancement provides critical supply information to complement our existing egg price benchmarks, delivering deeper market insights for procurement teams in a category known for significant volatility.

What's New:

  • Quarterly UK egg production data from official government sources covering:

    • Eggs, Fresh

    • Egg Enriched Derivatives, Caged

    • Eggs, Free Range

  • Reporting:

    • Production volumes across different egg types

    • Quarter-over-quarter production trends

    • Year-over-year production comparisons

Why It Matters: Egg markets have been extremely volatile, mainly due to supply side constraints caused by HPAI recently. With production levels directly impacting price movements. This new production data helps procurement teams anticipate market shifts by tracking supply dynamics, providing essential context for buying decisions and supplier negotiations in a challenging category.

How to Use It:

  1. Navigate to the production widget in your dashboard

  2. Select the relevant product in the dropdown

  3. View production trends quarterly or evolutions compared to the prior years

Related Features: This update complements our comprehensive egg market coverage:

  • Vesper Price Index (VPI) for 16 egg products across different production systems

  • Expert market analysis for the egg sector

  • Global news feed specific to eggs and poultry

  • Price benchmarks across caged, barn, and free-range production systems

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New Weekly Coffee Market Report

by Vesper Team
New
Beverages
Market Analysis

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

What's New:

  • Weekly coffee market reports

  • Coverage of key producing regions

  • Production trend analysis

  • Market dynamics insights

  • Price movement tracking

Why It Matters: Understanding coffee production and market trends is essential for analyzing global supply dynamics and their impact on market prices. This report gives you a head start on coffee market intelligence ahead of planned expansions in 2025

How to Use It:

  1. Navigate to Market Analysis section

  2. Select Beverages category

  3. Find the latest coffee report under Weekly Updates

Use Case Example: Coffee roasters and beverage companies can use these insights to track production trends across major growing regions and anticipate potential market shifts.

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