Category: Agribusiness, Meat, & Other Food
Predictive Power that Makes the Cut
Cattle ≠ Beef Starting in 2021, we observed repeated instances of beef price movements diverging sizably from cattle values, suggesting markets were being influenced by external factors. These divergences present serious problems to standard cattle ratio-based beef cut forecast models. In other words, the relationship between cattle prices and beef...
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Add Value to Formula Program with Smart Spot Buys
Value DecisionNext customers save on average $0.05-0.20/lb when we quantify the impact of spot market decisions compared to formula prices during the same time periodDecisionNext customers save on average $0.05-0.20/lb when we quantify the impact of spot market decisions compared to formula prices during the same time period. Problem Your...
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DecisionNext Publishes Monthly Newsletter with Finished Goods Index
DecisionNext, a leading AI-driven decision support platform for commodity industries, launched a monthly newsletter this year highlighting its capabilities and perspectives on market conditions. DecisionNext has launched The Formula, its first subscription-based electronic newsletter aimed at topics of interest in the commodities space. The newsletter features timely happenings across commodity...
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5 Questions with Michael Billings of ButcherBox
With over 40 years of experience, Michael Billings has seen a lot over the years that we can learn from. We recently had the good fortune to catch up with him for this month’s 5 questions. 1.) What made you get into the protein space? I grew up on Martha's...
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – September 2023
Hamburger prices are up while Hot Dog and White Bread prices are down year-over-year. Note our latest addition to the DecisionNext monthly index report: Supermarket Rotisserie Chicken Index. The introduction of this in-demand finished good rounds out our capabilities in the three major protein categories. Finished Goods Forecast Indices –...
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