Vesper  Updates

Commodity Copilot available from every dashboard

by Vesper Team
Improvement
AI

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].

Consolidated Import/Export, Supply & Demand, and Futures Widgets

by Vesper Team
Improvement

Import/Export, Supply & Demand, and Futures widgets each had multiple versions for different views of the same data. These are now consolidated into a single widget per data type. For example, where you previously had three separate Futures widgets, you now have one that covers all views.

What's new

  • Toggle between table and graph views within each widget

  • Switch between historical and forward data without leaving the widget

  • All controls are built into the widget, so one widget now does the job of several

Your existing widgets have been automatically replaced with the new versions, using the same parameters you had selected. Nothing changes to your dashboards. If you want different views side by side, you can duplicate a widget and set each one to a different view.

Why this matters

Where you previously needed multiple widgets to see the same data in different formats, one widget now covers it. Dashboards stay cleaner, and you spend less time setting up views.

On mobile, the consolidated widgets will follow at a later stage. For now, the previous versions remain available there.

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New US data partner: Sosland Publishing

by Vesper Team
New
Data
Partnerships
Oils & Fats
Grains & Feed
Sugar & Sweeteners
Cocoa

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].

Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruits News

by Vesper Team, Product Marketing
New
Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruits
News & Alerts
AI

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.

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205 new Mexico price series from SNIIM

by Vesper Team
New
Data
Fruit
Vegetables & Pulses
Herbs & Spices
Grains & Feed
Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruits

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.

What's new:

  • 205 new price series from SNIIM (Sistema Nacional de Información e Integración de Mercados)
  • 168 newly created products
  • Coverage by category:
    • Fruits: 86 series
    • Vegetables & Pulses: 76 series
    • Herbs & Spices: 24 series
    • Grains & Feed: 9 series
    • Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruit: 6 series
    • Beverages: 2 series
    • Sugar: 2 series

Why this matters:

Mexico is a major origin market for fresh produce, herbs, and specialty ingredients sourced by North American and European food manufacturers. SNIIM data gives buyers an official government reference for regional spot prices. Useful for verifying quotes, tracking seasonal price patterns, and benchmarking cross-border sourcing for categories like avocados, chilies, tomatoes, and tropical fruit.

How to Use It:

  • Prices Widget: search by product name or filter by Mexico as origin market
  • Price Comparison: compare SNIIM prices against other regional sources for the same commodity
  • Cost Models: add Mexican produce prices as inputs to ingredient cost models

How to access?

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

New Vesper Price Index: Shea Butter & Derivatives

by Feiko Keilholz, Product Marketing
New
Cocoa
Oils & Fats
Chocolate, Confectionery & Ice Cream
Vesper Price Index (VPI)

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.

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Weekly Forecasts

by Vesper Team, Product Marketing
New
Forecasting & Outlook
Improvement
AI
Data

Price forecasts now display weekly data points instead of monthly. The same 12-month coverage now gives you 52 weekly forecasts; 6-month coverage gives you 26 weekly forecasts.

What it does: Shows forecast at weekly intervals rather than monthly What you can do: Track expected price movements week-to-week and time purchases more precisely Why it matters: Spot trends between monthly intervals and answer the tactical question: commit this week or wait? Especially valuable when markets are volatile.


Pro Tip: If forecasts look flat due to scaling (multiple products or long price histories compress the view), zoom in on the graph, temporarily hide other products using the legend, or hover for exact forecasted values.

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New: Deselect All Button

by Vesper Team, Product Marketing
Improvement
New
Vesper Toolbox

Clear your widget selections instantly with the new "Deselect all" button in dropdown menus. Start fresh analysis without manually removing each selection or dealing with cluttered views.

What it does: One click clears all active selections in a widget What you can do: Reset widgets to empty state for clean analysis Why it matters: Faster workflow, cleaner screens, less clicking

Find it in the dropdown menus across most widgets.

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Expanded Cocoa Market Coverage

by Vesper Team
New
Cocoa
Chocolate, Confectionery & Ice Cream
Market Analysis

Launching supplementary bi-weekly cocoa highlights from Vesper's in-house analytical team, complementing the regular market commentary from independent expert Martijn Bron. These additional reports focus on technical analysis, derivative pricing, and weather insights to support decision-making during unprecedented market volatility.

Why it Matters: With cocoa prices at historic highs, procurement teams need comprehensive market coverage. Our in-house analytical team now provides targeted analysis on alternate weeks to Martijn Bron's expert commentary, combining deep technical analysis with veteran market insights during this volatile period.

What's New:

  • Bi-weekly analysis from Vesper's analytical team focusing on:

    • Technical market indicators

    • Derivative pricing trends

    • Weather impact assessment

    • Supply chain disruptions

  • Cocoa coverage schedule:

    • Martijn Bron's expert market commentary

    • Alternating with Vesper's analytical team reports

    • CRA Cocoa weather reports published frequently

How to Use It:

  1. Access Cocoa Highlights in the Market Analysis section on Vesper or the mobile app

  2. Set up notifications to be alerted of any new releases

Read the latest report

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