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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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Australia’s Lean Beef Gains Ground in the U.S. Market
It’s no secret that there’s a tightening U.S. cattle supply that’s pushing lean beef prices higher than ever before. This has many in the industry seeking other, more …
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How Data and AI Are Driving the Procurement Revolution
In today’s data-driven world, there’s more access to information than ever before. Maybe even too much. Take the domestic meat industry for example where the …
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Conventional Wisdom May Be Costing You
It’s no secret that our business runs in cycles—and that’s especially true at the wholesale level. We’ve all learned to ride the waves of the seasons. For example, Easter …
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Navigating the Sale of Spot Cargo for Maximum Gain
Value Using DecisionNext’s advanced forecasting tools, an iron ore producer boosted their profit by $700,000 for one deal. The platform helped them easily improve …
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DecisionNext Announces New Agriculture Customer in Australia, Kilcoy Global Foods
SAN FRANCISCO - August 1, 2024 - DecisionNext, the leading AI platform that enables companies to optimize the buying or selling of commodities at the best possible time …
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DecisionNext Welcomes Retail Industry Veteran Gavin Gallagher to its Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO - July 23, 2024 - DecisionNext, the leading AI platform that enables companies to optimize the buying or selling of commodities at the best possible time …
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Is There a Slowdown in the U.S. Crop Yield Growth?
Recent research by DecisionNext Head Economist David Boussios highlights a critical issue in the agricultural sector: the deceleration of U.S. crop yield growth. Since …
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Why You Can No Longer Count on Domestic Lean Points as a Sole Indicator
The U.S. is currently facing a shortage of lean trim. This limited supply is driving prices up, and as of July 1, 2024, fresh 90% lean trim is trading at record highs at …
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5 Questions with Raven Kropf, President of Teys USA
As a longtime leader in the protein industry, Raven is in the perfect position to drive Teys USA into its next phase of growth in the U.S. We recently caught up with her …
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