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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report | August 2025
A New Lens on Finished Goods Economics Today, the re-release of our new and improved DecisionNext Finished Goods Index is live—and it’s here to change the game. Featuring updated methodology, historical data going back to 2010, and a six-month forecast for both the...
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index | Methodology
The Recipe for Better Food Cost Insight The new DecisionNext Finished Goods Index (FGI) gives you a monthly look at the ingredient costs behind value-added food products—all benchmarked to 2024 prices. Designed for retailers, foodservice operators, processors, and industry analysts, it shows how raw material prices are changing the cost...
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Returns this August
What can a cheeseburger tell us about commodity inflation? More than you might think. From beef and buns to cheddar and cooking oil, input costs are climbing. But most tools don’t reveal how those changes ripple through commodity food chains and actually affect finished goods pricing. That’s about to change....
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What AI Really Means for Ag Decision-Makers
"AI won’t replace ag decision-makers—it’ll supercharge them." -Cassie Kozyrkov, Former Chief Decision Scientist at Google That line gets a lot of nods in meetings these days, and for good reason. Ag commodities are among the most volatile and complex markets on earth, yet many pricing decisions still rely on gut feel...
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