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## [Beef Boosts Commodity Index](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/beef-boosts-commodity-index)

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 Nov 13, 2025 10:30:23 AM

As shown below, the Datum FS Commodity Index — our weighted snapshot of major retail and foodservice...

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## [The Dairy Blues](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/the-dairy-blues)

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 Nov 6, 2025 4:27:07 PM

Dairy fans, brace yourselves.Cheese prices have slippedthis week, andCME spot butter? Let’s just say...

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## [Haunted Markets, Halted Government](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/haunted-markets-halted-government)

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 Oct 29, 2025 3:32:18 PM

The Government Shutdown: Trick or Treat for Markets? In our latest Commodity Kitchen Podcast (click ...

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## [Beef's Full Court Press](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/beefs-full-court-press)

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 Oct 23, 2025 11:39:58 AM

Hard to ignore beef right now. It’s not just dominating headlines — it’s even caught the eye of theT...

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## [Markets Go Springsteen](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/markets-go-springsteen)

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 Oct 15, 2025 2:12:07 PM

For those keeping score (and it’s been fun lately with Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Bucs lightin...

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## [When Markets Go Fowl](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/when-markets-go-fowl)

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 Oct 8, 2025 5:57:56 PM

So... What’s Up With Table Eggs? Domestic egg production is making a comeback, but it’s not quite ch...

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## [Dairy's Curveball](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/dairys-curveball)

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 Oct 1, 2025 4:15:01 PM

So what’s driving the dairy slump? Think long-ball power: domestic milk production has been as might...

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## [Chicken's Free Fall](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/chickens-free-fall)

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 Sep 24, 2025 4:28:54 PM

So what could stop the recent slide in chicken breast markets? History says… not much in the near te...

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## [Commodity Playoff Hopes](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/commodity-playoff-hopes)

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 Sep 19, 2025 10:57:57 AM

So what’s behind the soybean oil slump? Exports have taken a nosedive as prices spiked. For those ke...

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## [Cheeseheads Win](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/cheeseheads-win)

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 Sep 9, 2025 4:39:32 PM

Now, about cheese. Prices have been fairly range-bound in 2025, even though milk and cheese producti...

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