June 18
Slaughter continues at full pace, and their fresh raw hides continue valueless, at zero Pesos.
Buenos Aires wet salted heavy steers continue to be offered a lot, but very little demanded, dropping again, quoting downwards at about US$0.04 per kg.
Today, some tanneries are working at about 10-20% of their capacity.
With holidays coming in the Northern Hemisphere, there are no signs of revival at the moment.
June 11
In May, 1,168 million cattle head were sent to slaughter, down 1% from April and from May 2019.
If adjusted for business days, the comparison respect April, marked a monthly rise by 9%, and 14%…
11.11.2024
Falling biodiesel margins lead to expectations for higher RINs, lower feedstock cost
Biodiesel margins continued to fall during the week ending Friday November 8, with rising feedstock cost pushing the soybean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread to its highest level in more...
11.11.2024
DCO starts the week higher; hog slaughter increases slightly
Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) traded higher out of the FOB Midwest markets on Monday November 11 in what was otherwise a quiet market to start the week.
A...
11.11.2024
US cattle slaughter continues to fall behind 2023 levels
Trading was quiet in the US animal protein market on Monday November 11, with no price changes reported.
Cattle slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecasts cattle slaughter at 625,000...