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Whetstone Distribution Partners with DecisionNext to Enhance Protein Price Forecasting
SAN FRANCISCO, California – January 20, 2026 – DecisionNext, the leading AI platform that helps companies optimize commodity buying and selling decisions, today announced …
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Navigating Today’s Volatile Commodity Markets: Mining
Market Data and Forecasting: Commodity markets are notoriously opaque, and data are scattered, making it difficult to stay on top of all the factors driving prices. We …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Indices – February 2024
Finished Goods Forecast Indices: February 2024 (Fig. 1) Figure 1 – DecisionNext finished goods indices for February 2024 (forecast locked on 2/7/24). To see last month’s …
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Are my out-of-date Grind Pricing Formulas costing me millions of dollars?
Value Negotiating the best price for Ground Beef blends can be a tricky proposition. There’s a lot of nuance and the numbers are always in flux. But with the DecisionNext …
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5 Questions with Dr. David Boussios
Sometimes the best way to move forward is to look back. So we talked with David, our very own applied economist and team leader, to get his thoughts and reflections—and …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Indices – January 2024
Finished Goods Forecast Indices: January 2024 – June 2024 vs YRAGO (Fig. 1) Figure 1 – DecisionNext finished goods indices for January 2024 (forecast locked on 1/15/24). …
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FREE Digital Seminar: Beef Cut Price Forecasting is Broken The Good News is There’s a Fix
Available as of Tuesday, January 17th 9am PT | 12pm ET Want to know why traditional seasonal models aren’t as reliable as they were? Or are you wondering why cattle …
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Increase Ad Plan Margin by 6% with DecisionNext
Value Retailers using DecisionNext for ad planning procurement boost their profit margins by 6% on average. They also cut the time it takes to set up ads by 30%. Problem …
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Easy Seven Figure Profit Improvements: Formula vs. Spot Buying and How to Decide
Last week, we spoke with a meat buyer of a large regional grocery chain. As we were wrapping up he asked, “How can I squeeze more margin out of these unpredictable …
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Reduction in Cattle Slaughter Impacting Cut Availability
As a result of greater beef cow slaughter throughout 2020–2022, the number of finished cattle slaughtered in the first 10 months of 2023 decreased by 4.7% compared to the …
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