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The New Reality of Beef Pricing
Navigating Structural Scarcity in the 2026 Beef Market Key Insights U.S. cattle inventory fell to 86.2 million head in January, establishing a structural supply floor. …
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Atlases to Apps: Navigating the Evolution of Decision-Making Technology
Raise your hand if the following words make your head spin with ambiguity and overuse: big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics — the …
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IDDBA Show Anaheim, 2023: Recap
More than 10,000 industry attendees descended on Anaheim, CA in early June to interact with over 800 exhibitors. With these staggering attendance numbers, the IDDBA show …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report - July 2023
Hotdog vs. Hamburger Deep Dive Taking a closer look at what is driving the unit cost of hamburgers down while driving the unit cost of hot dogs up. The market is …
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Five Meaty Questions with Bill Rupp
DecisionNext has a long list of experienced customers, partners, industry advocates, and friends that know a lot about the meat industry. We are honored this month to …
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The Beauty of Backtesting
There is no such thing as a crystal ball. In fact, every forecast will be wrong. The real value in a forecast is having an accurate understanding of how wrong it will be. …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report - June 2023
Elevated inventory levels resulting from high shelf prices are putting pressure on key commodities. Expect to see the index values of our covered finished goods continue …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report - May 2023
Are you tired of constantly monitoring the prices of various inputs and wrangling spreadsheets just to track the unit cost of your finished goods? Look no further than …
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Unlock Crop Price Forecasting
Crop price forecasting is a critical tool for farmers, traders, and other market participants to make informed decisions about buying, selling, and hedging crops. Machine …
Read ArticleThe Challenging Environment of Retail Ad Planning
Today, there is a lot more riding on the ability to effectively execute in retail ad planning. For example, the years since the Covid pandemic have seen the average price …
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