Category: Forecasting
The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report | October 2025
Figure 1 – Both the Cheeseburger and the Hot Dog Index continue falling from their July highs, expected to level out going into the new year. Key Insights: Hot Dog Index …
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Seeing Around Corners
Preparing for the Known Unknowns As the release of the September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report approaches, people in the soy market are …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report | September 2025
Figure 1 – The Cheeseburger Index reached 121 with a price of $1.11 in August 2025. Key Insights: August Cheeseburger Index: 121, with a forecast of continued decline …
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A Warning to Beef Buyers
Key Insights: Weekly cattle slaughter from August through December 2025 is forecasted to run roughly 38,000 head lower than last year. Elevated carcass weights are not …
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DecisionNext and Colorado Premium Partner to Bring AI-Powered Forecasting to Beef Procurement
SAN FRANCISCO – August 11, 2025 – DecisionNext, the leading AI platform that enables companies to optimize the buying or selling of commodities at the best possible time …
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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. …
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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index | Methodology
Skip to Cheeseburger > Skip to Hot Dog > The Recipe for Better Food Cost Insight The new DecisionNext Finished Goods Index (FGI) gives you a monthly look at the …
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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 …
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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 …
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