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.

Summary: Added grain prices and 6-month forecasts for North America and Europe, with daily and weekly updates.

What's New:

• Regional coverage:

  • North America: CA, US

  • Europe: AR, DE, IT, NL, PL, SE, TR

• Products covered:

  • Barley

  • Corn

  • Durum Wheat

  • Flax

  • Millet

  • Oats

  • Rye

  • Wheat

Why It Matters: More frequent price updates and forward-looking data help you track market movements and time purchases better.

How to Use It:

1. Open Dashboard

2. Find the data available both in the price, price comparison, and price forecast widgets

3. Filter by region and product

Summary: Expanded vessel lineup tracking with insights into Russia and Ukraine through UkrAgroConsult, providing trade insights weeks/months ahead of official customs data.

What's New:

• Live vessel tracking for:

  • Vegetable oils & oilseeds, and Meals

  • Grains and Pulses

  For Russia and Ukraine exports

Why It Matters: See actual trade movements weeks before official reports, helping you spot supply shifts and market trends as they happen.

How to Use It:

1. Select the Vessel Lineup Table widget on your dashboard

2. Select Russia or Ukraine as origin

3. Filter by product

Summary: Weekly public quotations now available for key UK grain products including wheat (milling bread, other milling, feed), barley (malt, feed), and oats (milling).

What's New:

• Weekly price benchmarks for 6 UK grain products

• Data integrated directly into your pricing widgets

• Historical price trends included

Why It Matters: Track price developments in the UK grains market with weekly updates, giving you clear visibility into regional market movements for both milling and feed grade products.

How to Use It:

1. Navigate to your pricing widgets

2. Select the product and region from the product filter

3. Add notifications, compare prices, or use any other feature in the Vesper toolbox as needed

Summary: Enhance your dairy market analysis with exclusive pricing insights for MPC85 (US) and MPI90 (US) - now benchmarked in the Vesper Price Index (VPI), establishing the first reliable market benchmarks for these protein ingredients.

What's New:

• VPI benchmark prices for MPC85 (US)

• VPI benchmark prices for MPI90 (US)

• First reliable market benchmark for these products

Why It Matters: Until now, no reliable price benchmarks existed for these protein ingredients. These new VPIs provide clear market reference prices, essential for both buyers and sellers in the specialized nutrition sector.

How to Use It:

1. Use the Prices or Price Comparison widget

2. Add prices using the prices filter

3. Select MPC85 or MPI90 (US)

Don’t have access to these prices yet?Let us know

Summary: Get earlier insights into import/export movements with new vessel line-up data for Argentina, covering a comprehensive range of oils, fats, and grains.

What's New: Oils & Fats Coverage:

• Biodiesel
• Ethanol
• Canola oil
• Corn oil
• Soybean oil
• Sunflower oil
• Soya hull pellets
• Soybean meal
• Canola
• Olein and more

Grains Coverage:

• Barley
• Corn
• Rice
• Sorghum
• Wheat

Why It Matters: Vessel line-up data provides early indicators of trade flows, helping you anticipate market movements before official trade data becomes available.

How to Use It:

1. Navigate to vessel line-up section
2. Filter by product category
3. Monitor upcoming shipments
4. Compare with historical patterns

→ View Vessel Line-up data: app.vespertool.com/dashboard/trade

Need help? Contact your customer success manager or email [email protected]

Summary: Access real-time grains news with our AI-powered news feed, covering global markets across cereals and whole grains.

What's New: Comprehensive news coverage for:

• Cereal and Whole Grains:

  • Sorghum

  • Corn

  • Wheat

  • Rice

  • Alfalfa

  • Peas

  • Barley

  • Semolina

  • Additional products

Why It Matters: Our unique AI model selects and filters the most relevant global grains news in real-time, helping you stay informed of market developments as they happen.

How to Use It:

1. Visit the News section

2. Filter for Grains category

3. Set up custom alerts for specific products

4. Stay updated with real-time notifications

Need help? Contact your customer success manager or email [email protected]