Mintec Category Indices

46 Category Indices

Global, regional and country-specific indices

Benchmark suppliers

Independent market reference for core categories

Uniform approach

Compare commodity prices by category across the supply chain

Measure competitiveness

Assess inflationary and deflationary price pressures

What are Mintec Category Indices?

Mintec Category Indices (MCI) are specifically designed to measure the changes in price for a group of core food and beverage categories. This provides a uniform approach for all sectors to spot significant global commodity price movements within each category, and support strategic decision making across the supply chain.

The Benefits

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The MCI enable procurement, sales and finance teams to understand how prices are moving across a range of commodities and to see whether a category is exhibiting an inflationary or deflationary trend.

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The MCI can be used to benchmark buying teams and suppliers against an independent market reference for core categories.

Based on Mintec price data, Category Indices are a powerful tool to identify price movements within a category, enabling buying teams and suppliers to benchmark their prices.

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The Global MCI

Global Dairy MCI

Based on equal weightings for Global Butter, Global Cheese, Global SMP and Global WMP. The five-year average data of the main producing and exporting countries for butter, cheese, SMP and WMP were used to calculate the weightings. Also available as an EU, US and UK MCI.

Global Meat & Poultry MCI

Based on equal weightings for Global Pork, Global Lamb, Global Beef and Global Poultry. The five-year average data of the main producing and exporting countries for pork, lamb, beef & poultry
(chicken & turkey) were used to calculate the weightings. Also available as an EU, US and UK MCI.

Global Nut MCI

Based on equal weightings for Global Almonds, Global Brazil Nuts, Global Cashews, Global Hazelnuts, Global Peanuts, Global Pistachios, and Global Walnuts. Also, available as a UK MCI.

Global Hot Beverage MCI

Based on an equal blend of coffee, tea and hot chocolate, considering the top exporters of the relevant commodities. Also available as an EU and UK MCI.

Global Packaging MCI

The index has been built based on PET, PP, LDPE, HDPE, kraftliner, testliner, pulp, recovered paper, fluting, cartonboard, aluminium and steel. Also available as an EU and UK MCI.