Food and beverage

Your single, integrated procurement intelligence for all critical commodities used in food and beverage

Procurement intelligence uniquely designed for food and beverage manufacturers

Volatile input prices, shifting regulations and carbon compliance are reshaping food and beverage procurement. Fastmarkets connect the markets behind your materials – packaging, ingredients, feedstocks and carbon – into one trusted, transparent view. With reliable price data, forecasts and carbon intelligence, your team can see what’s coming, negotiate from strength and plan with confidence.

Interested in strengthening your procurement strategy? Find out how our expert team and tailored solutions can support your food and beverage procurement goals. Learn more

Our coverage in food and beverage includes:

  • Pulp and paper
  • Cartonboard
  • Corrugated board
  • Recovered paper
  • Aluminium
  • Tin
  • Soda ash
  • Wood pallets


Prices, news and forecasts
Live exchange data, including LME, COMEX, CME, NYMEX

  • Vegetable oils: palm oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil
  • Grains: corn, wheat, soybean
  • Animal fats: tallow, poultry fat
  • Carbon credit intelligence
  • Carbon credit outlook
  • CBAM
Choose from four bundles:

Packaging core

For procurement teams looking to strengthen supplier negotiations and unify commodity inputs into one dashboard

Includes

Prices and news: 

Pulp and paper, cartonboard, corrugated board, aluminium, tin, recovered paper, soda ash, wood pallets

Packaging enhanced

For procurement teams looking to strengthen supplier negotiations and unify commodity inputs into one dashboard

Includes packaging core

Short-term forecasts:

Pulp and paper, cartonboard, corrugated board, aluminium, tin, recovered paper, soda ash, wood pallets

Live exchange data:

LME, COMEX, CME, NYMEX

Food and beverage core

For finance and planning teams preparing data-driven budgets and cost forecasts to protect margins

Includes packaging core

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Prices and news for:

Vegetable oils — palm, soybean, sunflower, rapeseed
Grains — corn, wheat, soybean
Animal fats — tallow, poultry

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Carbon credit intelligence, CBAM

Food and beverage enhanced

For finance and planning teams preparing data-driven budgets and cost forecasts to protect margins

Includes food and beverage core

Short-term forecasts:

Grains, oils, fats

Carbon credit outlook
Live exchange data:

LME, COMEX, CME, NYMEX, CBOT

Your most pressing procurement challenges, sorted
Whether you’re managing direct materials or preparing for next quarter’s sourcing cycle, Fastmarkets supports every stage of your procurement and supply chain strategy:
Supplier negotiation and category strategy alignment

Identify cost risks early, manage budget fluctuations and strengthen procurement agility through proactive, data-driven decisions. Connect category teams around a shared, trusted source of market intelligence for cohesive, organization-wide decision-making.

Annual budgeting and 
cost forecasting

Build accurate, data-driven budgets with transparent cost inputs across packaging, ingredients and carbon. Anticipate volatility with forecasts and scenario models that help protect margins.

R&D and strategic portfolio planning with sustainability reporting

Support innovation and product development with visibility into the evolving costs of materials and sustainable alternatives. Quantify the 
cost impact of carbon and CBAM regulations, track emissions exposure and integrate sustainability data into procurement plans.

Seize your Fastmarkets advantage
Turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage with Fastmarkets’ market intelligence – built for the realities of food and beverage procurement.

Independent and trusted data

Our commitment to impartiality 
and robust methodologies ensures unbiased, transparent and 
reliable market intelligence.

Expert insight

Our dedicated global team of price reporters and economists analyze global supply chain, carbon markets and packaging markets (including pulp and paper, recovered paper, cartonboard and corrugated board, aluminium and tin, vegetable oils, animal fats, grains, soda ash and wood pallets).

Comprehensive coverage

From raw materials to finished
products and carbon intelligence,
we provide a holistic
view of the food
and beverage ecosystem.

Actionable intelligence

Leverage our pricing data and forecasts to drive immediately actionable results, empowering you to make confident procurement, budgeting and 
strategic decisions.

Tailored solutions

Our food and beverage package is specifically designed to address the unique challenges, needs and pain
points of your team, providing a consolidated offering of relevant
data and insights.

Our food and beverage package offers you an essential toolkit
Daily & weekly price assessments

Real-time and historical pricing for pulp, recovered paper, cartonboard, corrugated board and aluminum. Monthly pallet prices and voluntary carbon credits.

Short-term forecasts

Expert projections for paper and metal packaging, pulp and recovered paper, wood pallets, oils, fats and grains as well as a carbon credit outlook.

In-depth market analysis

Regular reports and commentary on market trends, regulatory updates, supply/demand dynamics and 
policy impacts.

Proprietary data & indices

Access to exclusive Fastmarkets indices and 
data series.

Access to experts

Opportunities for direct engagement with our economists and market analysts.

Customizable data delivery

Receive data in formats that seamlessly integrate with your existing systems (e.g. API, dashboards, reports, Excel add-in).

Empower your procurement strategy with
our food and beverage package

The comprehensive Fastmarkets food and beverage package gives you the critical market intelligence you need to navigate this evolving landscape. Stop reacting and start leading with:

  • Independent and trusted prices and news
  • Short-term forecasting data
  • Comprehensive regulatory analysis