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01.16.2025

USA BioEnergy acquires land for Bon Wier SAF facility

USA BioEnergy acquires land for Bon Wier SAF facility

USA BioEnergy has completed the purchase of land for its greenfield sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in East Texas, the company announced on Tuesday January 14.

The facility will be located in Bon Wier, Texas, on the...

01.16.2025

Prices for US animal fats and oils hold steady despite declines in vegoils, energy complex

Prices for US animal fats and oils hold steady despite declines in vegoils, energy complex

Activity in the US animal fats and oils markets slowed on Thursday January 16, with the industry continuing to process the implications of the updated Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model, now called 45ZCF-GREET,...

01.16.2025

Mid-January ruminant MBM, soybean meal relativity above 5-year average

Mid-January ruminant MBM, soybean meal relativity above 5-year average

Market sources reported limited trade volume to Fastmarkets on Thursday January 16, keeping most US animal protein trade prices rangebound for the day.

At close, the benchmark March soymeal contract diminished by 2.52% day on day, at $294.40...