Animal Fats

Animal Fats

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February is closing out with plenty of action as buyers are paying up for March shipments and bidding higher prices for both March and April. Six cars of packer BFT traded at $0.2975 Chicago. Bids were out at $0.2975 Chicago for renderer, but sources suggested nearby availability is too tight for anything to trade at that price.

Two rail cars of CWG traded into Chicago at $0.2825. Mo. River truck business was done between $0.2600 – 0.2750 today. 

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