Vesper  Updates

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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Technical Analysis: Interpretable and actionable for all food commodity products

by Vesper Team
New
Vesper Toolbox
Forecasting & Outlook

Summary: Vesper has launched Technical Analysis, a new forward-looking capability that translates complex market behavior into clear, actionable timing signals. Previously reserved for trading experts using specialized tools, technical analysis is now accessible to every procurement professional through simple, visual indicators. This feature helps teams identify optimal buying windows by analyzing price patterns and momentum, delivering straightforward signals that answer the critical question: "When should I act?"—no financial expertise required.

What's New:

  • Three procurement-focused indicators that signal market timing without financial jargon

  • Moving Averages show if prices are trending above or below "normal" levels

  • MACD detects when price movements are accelerating or losing steam

  • RSI identifies when markets are overheated or oversold, highlighting potential reversals

  • Clean visual signals (green/red arrows + Interpreted text) that make complex analysis instantly understandable

Why It Matters: Fundamental data tells you why prices should move, but not when the market will react. Technical Analysis bridges this gap by revealing when markets start believing the fundamental story. In volatile markets where timing can mean the difference between saving and losing on purchases in volatile markets. These indicators help procurement teams spot early trend changes, identify optimal entry points, and avoid buying at market extremes, without requiring trading expertise.

How to Use It:

  1. Add Technical Analysis to any dashboard by using the search function

  2. View the summary panel showing all three indicators at a glance

  3. Green arrows indicate upward pressure/momentum, red indicates downward

  4. Click the extended view for in depth analysis of the indicators

  5. Combine with Vesper's other forward-looking tools for complete forward looking intelligence

Related Features: Technical Analysis completes Vesper's forward-looking toolkit:

  • AI Forecasting predicts where prices are headed (the "how much")

  • Dashboard fundamentals explain market drivers (the "why")

  • Market reports provide expert context

  • Now Technical Analysis reveals entry point (the "when")

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New Market Analysis Meat & Poultry

by Vesper Team
New
Meat & Poultry
Market Analysis

Summary: Vesper has partnered with Leap Market Analytics to deliver weekly expert reports covering Beef and Poultry markets. Starting with US market coverage, these specialized reports expand our protein category insights with the first report now live on the platform.

What's New:

  • Weekly reports for both Beef & Broiler markets with pricing trends, supply & demand dynamics, and market insights

  • Expert commentary from Leap Market Analytics' protein specialists

  • Seamlessly integrated into the Vesper Market Analysis section

How to Access: Find the new reports under Market Analysis → Meat and Poultry, with fresh insights published weekly.

Read the latest Report

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300 new Beef, Pork, and Lamb Prices

by Vesper Team
New
Data
Food Manufacturing
Meat & Poultry

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 across different cuts, grades, and products

How to use in Vesper:
Prices Widget

  • Easily track and monitor daily price movements for all meat categories

  • Quick access to historical trends and current market conditions

  • Ideal widget for efficient price monitoring

Cost Models

  • Incorporate new meat price data into custom recipe breakdowns

  • Build cost models that reflect your product’s market pricing

  • Create detailed analyses for food service, retail, and manufacturing applications

Price Comparison

  • Compare meat prices against other commodity products

  • Identify correlations and patterns between different protein markets

Getting Started

The new meat price series are immediately to users with Meats&Poultry in their commodity package. To begin using this data:

  1. Use the Prices Widget to explore individual price series

  2. Use the Price Comparison to analyze relationships between meat and other commodities

  3. Access Cost Models to incorporate the new data into your custom analyses

Questions or Support

For questions about the new meat price series or assistance with implementation, please contact our support team at: [email protected]

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Shea Butter Crude VPI Benchmark

by Vesper Team
New
Oils & Fats
Chocolate, Confectionery & Ice Cream
Data
Vesper Price Index (VPI)

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. This proprietary benchmark, exclusive to Vesper, provides a reliable, independent price reference for an increasingly strategic commodity in food manufacturing.

What's New:

  • Weekly VPI price benchmark for Crude Shea Butter

  • FOB Tema delivery basis from Ghana—the world's largest shea butter exporting country

  • Full integration with existing oils & fats dashboards and pricing tools

Why It Matters: As cocoa prices continue to surge, we've seen increased demand from our user base for alternatives like Shea Butter, which has emerged as a critical cost-effective substitute for cocoa butter. This exclusive VPI benchmark responds directly to user feedback, delivering essential price transparency for those seeking different compositions to limit the effects of cocoa volatility on end product applications. Having Vesper's independent benchmark helps verify supplier pricing and supports more confident negotiations during this period of volatility in cocoa markets.

How to Use It:

  1. Find the new Shea Butter (Crude) benchmark in the pricing widgets section

  2. Add it to the price comparison widget for side-by-side analysis with cocoa butter prices

  3. Incorporate this benchmark into your custom cost models to evaluate how chocolate formulation costs change when substituting with shea butter

  4. Monitor weekly updates to identify emerging trends and optimize buying decisions

Related Features: This benchmark complements Vesper's existing offerings:

  • Cocoa butter price benchmarks

  • Vegetable oil price benchmarks

  • Cost modeling for ingredient substitution analysis

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Cheddar Curd VPI (CIF SEA) Benchmark

by Vesper Team
New
Dairy
Vesper Price Index (VPI)
Data

Summary: Vesper has strengthened its dairy portfolio with a new weekly Vesper Price Index (VPI) benchmark for Cheddar Curd (CIF Southeast Asia). This proprietary benchmark fills a critical gap in regional cheese trade visibility, especially for Oceania-origin products moving into key Asian markets.

What's New:

  • Exclusive weekly VPI price benchmark for Cheddar Curd with CIF Southeast Asia delivery basis

  • First reliable price reference in a region lacking formal cheese futures markets

  • Full integration with existing dairy dashboards and pricing tools

Why It Matters: With no futures market for cheese in the APAC, market participants have struggled to benchmark pricing or implement effective hedging strategies. This exclusive VPI benchmark provides essential price transparency in a market where Oceania exports a significant share of its cheddar production to Asian buyers. By introducing this reference point, we're responding to the need for reliable pricing data in markets lacking formal pricing infrastructure.

How to Use It:

  1. Find the new Cheddar Curd (CIF SEA) benchmark in the pricing widgets

  2. Add it to price widgets to analyze spread between origin and destination markets

  3. Track weekly updates to identify emerging trends in regional dairy trade flows

Related Features: This benchmark complements Vesper's existing offerings:

  • Global and regional cheese price benchmarks

  • Import/export widgets mapping supply and demand in trade flows

  • Price spread tool for cross-regional analysis

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Expanded Biodiesel Ticket Coverage Now Live

by Vesper Team
New
Data
Oils & Fats

Summary: Vesper has expanded our biodiesel ticket coverage to include additional markets and vintages. This enhancement provides greater visibility into renewable energy certificate costs used for regulatory compliance across key European markets.

What's New:

  • Daily biodiesel ticket prices now covering three European markets:

    • Netherlands

    • United Kingdom

    • Germany

  • Coverage for both 2024 and 2025 vintages across all markets

  • Multiple certificate types reflecting different feedstock categories

Why It Matters: These certificates represent a critical cost component for regulatory compliance in the transport sector. By tracking prices across different markets and vintages, users can better understand compliance costs, identify market trends, and develop more effective strategies in response to policy shifts and market dynamics.

How to Use It:

  1. Find these prices in the prices widget in your dashboard

  2. Search for specific certificates in the product dropdown

  3. Use Vesper's analytical tools to compare prices across markets

Related Features: This expansion complements our existing biofuels coverage:

  • Regular Biodiesel Market Report with expert analysis

  • Comprehensive price coverage for biofuel products and feedstocks

  • Energy price benchmarks

  • Import/export/tradeflows for key biofuel products

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Extended Forecast Horizon - Dairy, Oils&Fats, Sugar

by Vesper Team
Dairy
Oils & Fats
Sugar & Sweeteners
Forecasting & Outlook

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 histories (5+ years of data). This extended visibility enables procurement teams to move beyond tactical buying decisions to support annual budgeting and strategic planning.

Why it matters? Together with expert human analyst outlooks and comprehensive coverage of S&D/Fundamentals, the forecast powered by AI technology gives a comprehensive outlook on future market movements. The extended 12-month horizon allows users to incorporate forecasting into their decision making on more strategic timeframes.

As always, forecasting accuracy is transparently available on the platform for each individual product, allowing users to assess performance and incorporate it into decision-making.

How to Use It:

  1. Access the forecast widgets directly on your custom dashboards (add through the search tool if needed)

  2. If a product has a 12-Month forecast horizon, it will automatically be visible on your screen

  3. Check forecast performance by choosing the 12-Month option in the accuracy dropdown

More products will be added to the extended range in the course of Q2

Related Features: This extended forecasting complements our existing forward-looking toolkit:

  • Forward pricing up to 16 months ahead in the Forward Pricing widgets

  • Expert analyst outlooks for both short and long-term market perspectives

  • Fundamental market drivers dashboard for tracking supply and demand trends

These combined tools give procurement teams unprecedented visibility into future market movements for more confident strategic planning.

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Meat & Poultry News

by Vesper Team
New
Meat & Poultry
News & Alerts

Launched comprehensive news coverage for meat and poultry markets, powered by custom machine learning models that filter and analyze global news sources to deliver relevant, real-time market intelligence.

Why it Matters: Staying ahead in volatile meat and poultry markets requires more than price data. Our data science team has developed specialized models that scan thousands of global news sources, filtering out noise to deliver only relevant market intelligence—giving you the full context needed.

What's New:

  • Live news feed powered by custom ML models that:

    • Track thousands of global news sources

    • Filter for market-moving events

    • Identify relevant industry trends

    • Deliver real-time updates

  • Coverage across all major meat and poultry categories

How to Use It:

  1. Access the Meat & Poultry tab in your news section

  2. Set up notifications for news keywords to keep updated on relevant headlines

Head to news section

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