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This vast current and historical price database represents the most comprehensive insight into prices across the global food and commodity markets. ### ![methodology icons-06](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-06.svg) ### +900 ###### **LEADING DATA SOURCES** Our published prices are independent and transparent, and we engage widely with the market as well as almost 1000 data providers and commodity exchanges globally.  ### ![methodology icons-06-2](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-06-2.svg) ### Proprietary ###### **PRICES FOR SPECIALIST COMMODITIES** Our processes include data collection and proprietary price reporting. To find out about any or all, see our methodologies and data specification standard below. ### ![methodology icons-03](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-03.svg) ### Millions ###### **OF PRICES ANNUALLY** Our published prices are independent and transparent, and we engage widely with the market as well as almost 1000 data providers and commodity exchanges globally.  ### ![methodology icons-05](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-05.svg) ### Robust ###### **METHODOLOGY & PROCESS** The principles and practices we adopt reflect the complexities of the commodities and market we cover. We recognise the importance of bringing visibility to opaque markets, where clarity on prices is less accessible, to enable more confident buying decisions for all market participants.  ### ![methodology icons-02](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-02.svg) ### Accurate ###### **& EFFICIENT APPROACH** Our approach incorporates a combination og advanced collection and quality contol systems utilising RPA and systematic algorithms. While simultaneously recognising the expereince and expertise of our people through timely interacting and analysis.  ### ![methodology icons-01](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-01.svg) ### Expertise ###### **ACROSS +30 YEARS** For over 30 years, Mintec has been collecting and curating prices across thousands of food and raw material commodities. This vast current and historical price database represents the most comprehensive insight into prices across the global food and commodity markets. ### ![methodology icons-06](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-06.svg) ### +900 ###### **LEADING DATA SOURCES** Our published prices are independent and transparent, and we engage widely with the market as well as almost 1000 data providers and commodity exchanges globally.  ### ![methodology icons-06-2](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-06-2.svg) ### Proprietary ###### **PRICES FOR SPECIALIST COMMODITIES** Our processes include data collection and proprietary price reporting. To find out about any or all, see our methodologies and data specification standard below. ### ![methodology icons-03](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-03.svg) ### Millions ###### **OF PRICES ANNUALLY** Our published prices are independent and transparent, and we engage widely with the market as well as almost 1000 data providers and commodity exchanges globally.  ### ![methodology icons-05](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-05.svg) ### Robust ###### **METHODOLOGY & PROCESS** The principles and practices we adopt reflect the complexities of the commodities and market we cover. We recognise the importance of bringing visibility to opaque markets, where clarity on prices is less accessible, to enable more confident buying decisions for all market participants.  ### ![methodology icons-02](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/methodology%20icons-02.svg) ### Accurate ###### **& EFFICIENT APPROACH** Our approach incorporates a combination og advanced collection and quality contol systems utilising RPA and systematic algorithms. While simultaneously recognising the expereince and expertise of our people through timely interacting and analysis.  ### Our Data Process ![collect data](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/collect%20data.svg) COLLECT & CURATE ![Asset 7-1](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/Asset%207-1.svg) PROCESS ![QC](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/QC.svg) QUALITY CHECK ![Publish](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hubfs/Publish.svg) PUBLISH ![collect](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/collect.jpg?width=1338&height=966&name=collect.jpg) ### /01 ## Collect & Curate Mintec has over 1,200 global data sources ranging from proprietary, private, trade, government, public-body and futures exchanges. Non-proprietary Mintec series are typically captured on an as-is basis from a source. In some instances, we apply calculations to adjust and normalise the data. ![Process](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/qc.jpg?width=1414&height=1058&name=qc.jpg) ### /02 ## Process Mintec receives price data continuously throughout the month. We typically update data as soon as it’s available, and our data publication schedules are set to daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually. Data is captured either by automated scripts or manually by our knowledgeable teams of analysts and proprietary pricing experts. ![process](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/process.jpg?width=1488&height=968&name=process.jpg) ### /03 ## Quality Check Our commitment to high standards includes robust systems and processes that provide a 360-degree view of issues that could affect data quality. These new processes utilise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) techniques and other technologies to augment manual checking routines into fully automated programmatic scans of live data to spot and rectify anomalies more quickly and more effectively. ![publish](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/publish.jpg?width=1282&height=1018&name=publish.jpg) ### /04 ## Publish Almost 100% of our data is published using the latest technologies to automate the data capture, processing and quality control activities. These automated processes ensure that the prices we publish are consistent and accurate, as well as timely. 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