The week concluded as it started—with the hide market quiet and little change in overall pricing with steers steady to toppy and cows steady. Several industry participants are leaving this weekend to visit customers on their way to the Hong Kong leather fair, March 29-31. While some suppliers maintain hope that tanners will be needing to buy, most are saying it is a good opportunity just to talk to customers. In the meanatime, some…
07.26.2024
US Court of Appeals sends SRE decision back to EPA; soyoil prices tumble on potentially lower biofuel demand
On Friday July 26, the US Court of Appeals vacated at least some of the blanket small refinery exemption (SRE) denials made by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in...
07.26.2024
Animal fats and oils trade freezes following soybean oil market drop on SRE report
Trading in the animal fats and oils market was quiet on Friday July 26; the California yellow grease market the only one to rise, with prices up to 31-32...
07.26.2024
Porcine bloodmeal, Missouri River, moves higher week on week; June commercial cattle, hog slaughter
US animal protein prices were highly mixed in the week to Friday July 26, with limited trade on both Thursday July 25 and on Friday. Porcine bloodmeal was the...