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If vegetable oils are on your buying list, Q4 matters. Palm is up 15% in our forecast, with sunflower and soybean oil rising too. That changes how much cover you take and when. The Q4 Oils & Fats Outlook Report sets out what's driving each price and our forward view into 2027.

For the first time on Strong Source, our guest comes from an exchange. Robin Maisonneuve, Head of Agricultural Commodities at Euronext, joins Alexander Sterk and Martijn Bron to discuss what it takes to launch a futures contract, from attracting market makers to the role of clearing in building market confidence. But you don't have to trade futures to benefit from them. Robin explains why dairy buyers should pay attention to the forward curve, what it reveals about market expectations for the months ahead, and how that information can help them negotiate with more confidence. He also shares why the time was right for European dairy futures and why Euronext chose Vesper's benchmarks as the underlying reference. Euronext's butter and SMP futures are cash-settled against the EU Butter VPI and EU Skimmed Milk Powder VPI, both published weekly by Vesper and freely accessible. Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

If meat and poultry are on your buying list, Q4 matters. Pork is up 25% in our forecast, and Europe is dealing with its worst year for Newcastle disease in two decades. That changes how much cover you take and when. The Q4 EU Meat & Poultry Outlook Report sets out what's driving each price and our forward view.

Wheat, butter and sugar are three of the biggest cost lines in bakery production, and all three are moving in Q4. That affects your 2027 budgets, contract timing and the prices you agree with suppliers. The Q4 Bakery Outlook Report sets out what's driving each price and our forward view for the quarters ahead.

Palm oil up 15%, sunflower oil up 10%, soybean oil up 5%. Those are the Q4 moves in our forecast for three key vegetable oils. The Q4 Oils & Fats Outlook Report explains what's driving each one, so you can plan cover and 2027 budgets from a clear forward view. Download it free.

Cocoa powder is heading up into Q4, while other cocoa products move differently. Before your next supplier conversation, it helps to know how far and why. Get the charts and our forward view in the free Q4 Chocolate Outlook Report.