Two cars of tech tallow traded late yesterday at $0.2900 Chicago. Both tallow buyers and sellers were on the sidelines this afternoon. July seems to be well sold and well bought at the moment and sources are quiet about early August positions. The cattle kill continues to come in at low numbers with 106,000 head processed yesterday and 112,000 today. The YTD kills are just shy of 7% behind 2014, which as seen in Figure 1 below, was well below the prior five-year…
01.15.2025
DOE, USDA release updated GREET, CSA models
On Wednesday January 15, the US Department of Energy (DOE) released the long-awaited update to the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model, now called...
01.15.2025
US animal fats and oils markets climb, tracking gains in vegoils, energy complex
After a relatively slow start to the week, trading in the US animal fats and oils markets gained momentum on Wednesday January 15, driven by developments in the macroeconomic...
01.15.2025
Limited trade keeps most animal protein prices flat; December NOPA crush pressures soybean meal
Limited trade volume was reported to Fastmarkets on Wednesday January 15, with most US animal protein trade prices remaining rangebound for the day, according to market sources.
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