Category: Forecasting

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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index | Methodology

The Recipe for Better Food Cost Insight The new DecisionNext Finished Goods Index (FGI) gives you a monthly look at the ingredient costs behind value-added food …

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Make Better Beef Decisions

Markets are too volatile for procurement and sales decisions to be made without a consistent, data-driven process. Emotional reactions can be our greatest enemy, often …

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Meat & Livestock Australia Partners with DecisionNext to Deliver AI-Powered Beef Cut Forecasting to the Industry

SAN FRANCISCO, California - November 19, 2025 DecisionNext, the leading AI platform that enables commodity buyers and sellers to optimize timing and pricing decisions, …

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Hog Prices No Longer Tell the Whole Story

If you’re buying pork for a processing plant, distribution center, or foodservice operation, you’ve probably noticed something: the relationship between live …

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Greenham USA Partners with DecisionNext to Unlock Predictive Insights in Beef Procurement

SAN FRANCISCO, California – October 22, 2025 – DecisionNext, the leading AI platform for commodity market forecasting and decision support, today announced a new …

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USDA Shutdown Leaves Critical Data Gaps in Some Markets but Not All

Key Insights: USDA data flow has abruptly halted due to the federal government shutdown. Core market reports across beef, pork, grains, and oilseeds are paused or …

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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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