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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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Record Prices Followed by Seasonal Softening: What’s Ahead for Prime Top Butts
Prime center-cut top butt (184B 3) prices have surged to historic levels, reaching $9.76/lb on June 8th (fig. 1). That price marks an all-time high, surpassing the previous all time highs observed in June and September of 2021 and nearly a 48% price increase year-over-year (fig. 2). Figure 1 –...
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Understand How Weather Impacts Australian Cattle and Lamb Prices
Working with the Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC), DecisionNext has released a new research report examining how weather affects Australian cattle and lamb markets. This report comes at a key time, as dry conditions in southern Australia raise concerns about cattle supply and U.S. beef imports. When the Weather Shifts,...
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