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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report | May 2026
Protein Inflation Is Diverging Ahead of Summer As summer grilling season approaches, the DecisionNext Finished Goods Index is showing a growing divide across the protein …
Read ArticleWhere's The Beef?
It’s probably under a slice of avocado, a fried egg, some homemade chipotle ranch sauce, and topped off with a Brioche bun. This would likely be called “The Californian” …
Read ArticleMachine VS the Intern
This doesn’t mean that our tasks are necessarily easy to execute, but rather that they are more efficiently facilitated by gadgetry. Being a young person in San …
Read ArticleMike Neal, DecisionNext's CEO & Co-Founder Weighs In On Improving Commodity Pricing Decisions
What’s the Biggest Decision-Making Challenge Facing Commodity Industries? Without a doubt, market volatility. And over the past decade, the volatility has only gotten …
Read ArticleThree Reasons Why Iron Ore Prices Have Dropped So Dramatically
Here are the three key failings that led to this unwelcome surprise: 1. Forecasts didn’t stand up to even the simplest review When we look at Japan’s production, it …
Read ArticleWelcome to the New DecisionNext Blog
We’re thrilled to launch this blog at a point when commodities-driven industries are on the verge of a sea change. Deep analytics has changed the landscape of industry …
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