FAQs
Yes, Expana offers integration options with other systems and software through APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), enabling seamless access to its data and insights within existing workflows.
Yes, Expana’s platform is designed to be user-friendly, with intuitive navigation, customizable dashboards, and interactive visualization tools to help users analyze data and extract insights easily.
Expana employs a rigorous validation process to ensure the accuracy and reliability of all its data. Expana is also the largest IOSCO assured Price Reporting Agency in the agrifood sector; you can find more information in our Methodology section
Yes, Expana provides forecasting services to help businesses anticipate future price movements and market trends, enabling them to plan and optimize their procurement and production strategies. Our Forecasting business is separated by an ethical wall from the Price Reporting business
Yes, Expana offers customized market analysis and insights tailored to the specific needs of its clients, including supply chain analysis, price forecasting, and market trend analysis.
At Expana, our price reporting is designed to support your business with accurate, transparent, and timely information. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of how it can benefit your operations:
- Informed Decision-Making: By accessing real-time and historical price data, you can make well-informed decisions about buying, selling, and trading commodities. This helps you optimize your procurement strategies and enhance profitability.
- Risk Management: Accurate price reporting allows you to identify market trends and anticipate price fluctuations, enabling you to mitigate risks and manage volatility effectively.
- Competitive Advantage: With comprehensive market analysis and price transparency, you gain a deeper understanding of the competitive landscape. This empowers you to develop more effective strategies and stay ahead of your competitors.
- Cost Efficiency: By leveraging our price points and associated market rationales, you can negotiate better deals and manage costs more efficiently, ultimately improving your bottom line.
- Strategic Planning: Historical price data and market insights support long-term strategic planning, helping you anticipate trends and align your business goals with market opportunities.
For more details, please refer to our methodology section.
Price reporting involves the publication of prices for various commodities in different markets. Expana provides price reporting through its online platform, offering access to real-time and historical price data. See the section on price reporting.
Expana updates its commodity market data up to several times a day, but this is depending on the frequency of price movements and market dynamics.
Commodity market intelligence refers to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data and insights related to commodity markets, including prices, supply and demand dynamics, market trends, and other relevant information.
You can contact Expana through our website’s contact form or reach out to our sales team directly for inquiries, demos, and support.
Yes, Expana prioritizes data security and confidentiality, employing industry-standard encryption protocols and robust security measures to protect customer data.
Expana sources data from trusted providers, exchanges, and industry experts, and employs rigorous validation processes to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
Expana offers comprehensive customer support, including technical assistance, training, and ongoing updates to ensure the smooth usage of Expana.
Yes, Expana offers trials and demos of Expana to interested businesses. Please contact our sales team for more information.
Expana is a cloud-based platform accessible through web browsers, allowing users to access market intelligence anytime, anywhere.
Yes, Expana is scalable and suitable for companies of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, across different industries.
Expana empowers businesses to make data-driven decisions by providing access to real-time pricing data, market trends, supply chain insights, and customizable dashboards.
Expana is a comprehensive market intelligence platform delivering critical market insights, expansive intelligence, and exemplary partnerships to the agri-food industry. Expana leverages over 200 years of combined expertise from its legacy brands such as Mintec, Urner Barry, Tropical Research Services, Feedinfo, and Stratégie Grains, to provide innovative solutions that help businesses manage market volatility and negotiate confidently. Expana is your market intelligence partner, guiding the decisions that feed our world.
Expana serves a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, agriculture, manufacturing, retail, and logistics.
Expana offers various services, including the Expana platform and API, which provides real-time commodity pricing and market analysis.
