The hide market concluded the week with most people in the trade indicating business was slower than the past several weeks and prices relatively stable. Depending on source, natives traded from $67 to $67, BBS from $65 to $66 and HTS from $63 to $65 FOB plant. Cows were also stable with a firmer tone, trading from steady to a dollar higher. Reports from tanners in Asia on leather business are unchanged with shoe leather tanners still looking…
11.25.2024
Glycerin prices mostly stable even amid tightening kosher supplies
Glycerin prices were mostly stable on Monday November 25, with one source saying “market prices seem to be holding for now.”
Kosher glycerin supplies are “getting tighter,” according...
11.25.2024
Packer BFT, CWG trade higher; hog slaughter down week on week
Prices for packer-grade bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) moved higher on Monday November 25, in an otherwise quiet trade day ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Five cars of packer BFT traded...
11.25.2024
Cattle slaughter six-week average projection down for holiday season
Trading was generally quiet in the US animal protein market on Monday November 25, though price ranges adjusted slightly in typical pre-holiday fashion.
Price pressure on ruminant meat...