The hide market last week traded mostly steady with sales normal to lower depending on product and supplier. The Jacobsen Hide Index on Friday closed up $0.55 from a week ago at $92.66. There was a widening spread between high and low on some selections with a few people managing to eke out higher prices but a few taking less in order to get ahead on certain selections. Sentiment remains mixed in the final few weeks leading up the Asia Pacific…
04.22.2024
Animal fats and oils commentary: CWG prices fall on pressure from DCO
Steady slaughter levels, lower prices into the US Gulf for all feedstocks and lower prices for distillers’ corn oil (DCO) in the Midwestern markets have all weighed on the...
04.22.2024
Cattle slaughter more in line with 2023 as May nears
US cattle slaughter
Fastmarkets research forecasts cattle slaughter at 625,000 head in the week to Saturday April 27, less than half a percent lower than the same period in...
04.22.2024
Central Illinois soybean crush margins hit 5-week high
DDG prices remained steady in all regions on Monday April 22. Market sources said demand remains flat, and reported steady values that align with current price ranges.