The Jacobsen has been in the agricultural commodities pricing business for well over 150+ years. With that experience, we have a long history of practical knowledge and proprietary data to forecast pricing movements in the fats & oils space. Weekly, our team of Senior Analysts review our computer-generated pricing models, making experienced modifications based on real-world inputs.
Every forecast made by our team accompanied with an accuracy table so our customers can quantifiably measure our ability to hit the mark.
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Proprietary Data with AI
Our unique history of 150+ years in the Agriculture space has allowed us to amass data and experience that is unrivaled. Continually we survey the markets to gather additional insights on production and pricing so we can better inform our customers. All our data is feed into our augmented intelligence platform, Sage, where forecasting is created and measured for accuracy and refinement.Â
Outcome Agnostic
Unlike our competitors, The Jacobsen has no positions in the market, therefore our forecasts are an unbiased report of what the data tells us and what our analysts know of the markets.Â
Transparent & IterativeÂ
We share our forecast history so you can see where we’ve been accurate and where we’ve missed the mark. Daily, we iterate our measurements based on our results, to continually refine our forecasting abilities.Â
01.23.2025
Chicago animal fats and oils market trades higher on strong demand, tight supply
Four cars of packer-grade bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) traded at 49 cents per lb Chicago on Thursday January 23, while four cars of choice white grease (CWG) traded at...
01.23.2025
Winter weather impacts poultry production; December cattle, hog slaughter under prior year
Sources continued to report limited trade for US animal proteins on Thursday January 23, leaving most prices flat day on day.
The only product under negative price pressure...
01.23.2025
Brazil’s tallow export prices climb, domestic bid-offer gap widens
Prices for exported Brazilian tallow rose by $20 per tonne in the week to Thursday January 23, as stronger demand from US importers led suppliers to prefer export sales...