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 now includes 286 new price series from 13 USDA MARS reports, one of the most widely referenced public pricing sources in US agricultural markets. This is our largest single USDA expansion to date.

What's New:

• Vegetables & Pulses: 107 new price series including potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, carrots, broccoli, squash, black beans, pinto beans, lentils, chickpeas, and yellow peas

• Fruits: 80 new price series covering apples (Gala, Honeycrisp, Fuji, Cosmic Crisp and more), oranges, grapes, strawberries, peaches, pears, bananas, kiwi, and watermelon, including organic variants

• Meat & Poultry: 39 new price series for beef primal cuts (ribeye, tenderloin, strip loin, chuck, round), lamb (rack, leg, shoulder), turkey (whole, breast, drumsticks, wings), hog, and cattle live/dressed weight prices

• Food Ingredients: 29 new price series for eggs (caged and free-range across multiple sizes and regions) and ethanol

• Grains & Feed: 14 new price series for alfalfa, corn (food and feed grade), soybean, DDGS, corn gluten, cottonseed, canola meal, and blood meal

• Oils & Fats: 8 new price series including choice white grease and animal fat derivatives

• Herbs & Spices: 5 new price series for jalapeño, serrano, poblano, anaheim chili peppers, and garlic

• Chemicals: 3 new price series

• Sugar: 1 new price series

See the complete product list for all 286 series.

Why It Matters:

USDA MARS reports are among the most commonly referenced pricing benchmarks in US agricultural markets. These 286 series bring that coverage directly into Vesper, so you can track US prices for fresh produce, proteins, grains, feed ingredients, and eggs alongside your existing European and global series, all in one place.

How to Use It:

• Prices Widget: Search for specific products (e.g., "beef ribeye" or "apples Honeycrisp") to bookmark USDA MARS prices alongside your existing series

• Price Comparison: Compare USDA US prices with European or global equivalents for with different prodcut names

• Cost Models: Add USDA ingredient prices to your cost models for a more complete picture of US-sourced product costs

How to access?

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

Vesper now covers 121 monthly packaging price series across EU and UK markets, including 76 products created for this expansion. Coverage spans paper, plastics, glass, and metals.

What's new:

• 121 monthly packaging price series, now live
• 76 newly created packaging products
• Materials covered: paper and cardboard (corrugated, cartonboard, kraft), plastics (PET, HDPE, flexible films), glass (bottles, containers), metals (tinplate, aluminium)
• Geographic scope: EU and UK markets

Why this matters:

Packaging is one of the largest indirect cost categories for food manufacturers. Price swings in paperboard or PET can move margins just as much as ingredient costs. With independent benchmarks for packaging materials, you can track costs over time and verify supplier proposals against market data.

How to Use It:

• Prices Widget: search by packaging material, product type, or market
• Price Comparison: compare packaging prices across materials or regions
• Cost Models: add packaging cost lines alongside ingredient costs in a single model

How to access?

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

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].

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].

Added dedicated news coverage for packaging markets, tracking regulatory developments, sustainability initiatives, and material demand shifts across agricultural supply chains. Our 12th commodity-specific news feed, powered by AI models that filter global outlets to deliver only relevant packaging intelligence.

Why It Matters: Packaging costs can represent 10-30% of total product costs, yet most procurement teams track these markets separately from ingredient intelligence. Policy changes, material innovations, and input cost movements in packaging directly impact your bottom line and product competitiveness.

What's New:

• AI-filtered news from global outlets, eliminating noise

• Global and regional packaging market trends

• Regulatory developments and sustainability initiatives

• Material demand shifts and supply constraints

• View packaging feed individually or combined with all 12 commodity feeds

• Custom keyword notifications

• Direct keyword and region search within the feed

How to Use It:

1. Access Packaging News in your lefthand bar navigation

2. Set up keyword notifications for topics you're tracking

3. Search by keyword or region to find specific developments

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

What's New:

• Wheat flour price calculation based on MATIF futures

• Customizable input parameters including:

  • Wheat purchase price (FOB French Ports)

  • Original protein content

  • Target protein content

  • Vital wheat gluten price

• Integration of key production cost factors:

  • Electricity consumption

  • Water usage

  • Milling efficiency rates

  • Labor costs

• Medium-sized miller operational model

• Located in Calculations Page under Grains & Feed

Why It Matters: Raw wheat prices tell only part of the story. This calculator helps you understand the full cost structure of flour production, enabling more informed negotiations and better prediction of price movements. Best of all, you can adjust the parameters to match your specific situation and market conditions.

How to Use It:

1. How to Use It:

   1. Navigate to the Calculations Page

   2. Select Grains & Feed category

   3. Choose "Wheat Flour Price - MATIF" calculator

   4. Adjust the input parameters to match your needs

   5. View the calculated theoretical EXW flour price

Part of our expanded grains coverage in Q4 2024, which includes:

• New import/export flow data for grains and flour

• Enhanced production data coverage

• Additional benchmark pricing for grains and flour products

Together, these tools give you a complete view of the market from trade flows to final product costs.

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

What's New:

• Grains & Flour

  • Complete trade data for wheat, corn, and specialty grains

  • Coverage of various flour types and grain derivatives

  • Bakery product trade flows

• Nuts, Seeds & Dried Fruits

  • Comprehensive data for tree nuts (both in-shell and shelled)

  • Coverage of dried fruits and specialty seeds

  • Full trade flow visibility for key origins

• Food Ingredients

  • Starches & Gluten

  • Natural & artificial thickeners

  • Egg products & derivatives

  • Essential oils & flavorings

  • Food additives & preservatives

  • Sauces & condiments

Why It Matters: Import/export data provides crucial market context beyond prices. These trade flows help you:

• Assess global supply & demand dynamics

• Track market movements across regions

• Identify emerging trends in your category

• Make more informed buying decisions

How to Use It:

1. Navigate to the Import/Export widgets

2. Select your category and product

3. View import/export flows through our interactive visualizations

4. Use one of 5 different widgets to make trade data actionable

Note: This is our largest trade data expansion beyond our existing coverage in Dairy, Oils & Fats, and Sugar, with more categories coming soon.