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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 ArticleDecisionNext featured in ‘Innovation Spotlight’ at Forbes AgTech Summit
Barnard kicked off her remarks by noting her grandfather’s rule of thumb on risk management. In order to lock in some profit, he always sold a third of the crop at …
Read ArticleMeat Industry Players Feel the Pinch of Fire & Hurricanes
Markets Reel with Fire Event On August 9, 2019, an enormous fire broke out at the Tyson Foods beef plant near Holcomb, Kansas, which employed 3,800 workers. An estimated …
Read ArticleDecisionNext CEO Mike Neal Talks Forecasting on The Modern Acre Podcast
Mike laid the foundation that forecasts are now an essential part of any business. However, no matter how great a forecast is, it will always improve when it is being …
Read Article3 Technology Trend Takeaways for the Agribusiness Exec
1. Use analytics to identify issues before they arise Bill is a firm believer in using machine learning to power “predictive analytics”. As he notes when it comes to …
Read ArticleGuest Blog [VCI]: 2019 State of Play
GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH UNLOCKS VALUE OF INNOVATION In a world first, Australian researchers at global management consulting firm VCI have uncovered the direct …
Read ArticleAfrican Swine Fever & Navigating a 'Black Swan' Market [Webinar Recap]
With that as context, DecisionNext’s recent webinar brought together a blend of industry experience, business leadership, and technical know-how to address the topic …
Read Article3 Ways Food Retail Must Think About Technology
It’s not lost on him that all of this experience makes him uniquely qualified to be the Chief Commercial Officer of the Food Marketing Institute. Mark’s recent interview …
Read Article3 Questions to Ponder for the Visionary Meat Executive
Listen to the full interview: 1. How do you look beyond singular transactions and capture value by aligning up and down the value chain? Customer relationships and …
Read ArticleWhat if Amazon and Cargill had a business model baby?
Given Amazon’s recent grocery expansion news and the 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods, forward thinkers should consider how traditional business models might be outdated. …
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