Category: Agribusiness, Meat, & Other Food

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 …

The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – August 2023

White Bread Loaf and Hamburger prices are down from last year. Hotdog prices are up. But will world events cause those prices to fluctuate again? Keep tracking …

The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report - July 2023

Hotdog vs. Hamburger Deep Dive Taking a closer look at what is driving the unit cost of hamburgers down while driving the unit cost of hot dogs up. The market is …

Meat Buying During a Black Swan Event: Two Approaches to Holiday Bone-In Ribs

Market Forecasting: how to do it, consume it, make it useful, and make it repeatable

How to do it 1. You want a simple model Simplicity is important. We are talking mathematical models to predict the future. And it is very tempting when building these …

McMarkets: Timing the McRib Reintroduction

Where does the McRib come from? The McRib patty is made from ground and formed pork butts. Pork butts are not the part of the hog that the name might suggest, but well …

Dealing in Disruption - Industry Perspectives with Hal Sankey

These experiences give him a unique lens to this COVID-19 environment and its impact on the beef industry. While 9/11, BSE, and the 2008 economic crisis were certainly …

Dealing in Disruption - Industry Perspectives with Mike Farrand

Farrand sees this epidemic as stirring up a more fundamental, structural change to the industry. Clues of a ‘new normal’ might reveal themselves across consumer shopping …

The Beauty of Backtesting in Forecasting

In fact, every forecast will be wrong. The variable is determining how wrong it will be. When a forecasting model lacks validity, it leads to detrimental business …