Corn:
The corn crop has climbed to 82 percent of the fields has reaching the silking stage and 22 percent in the dough stage. Crop conditions benefited from good weather conditions over the past week. Fields rated good to excellent advance three points to 72 percent and declined by a point to seven percent in the poor to very poor category. On a state level, Illinois saw a 17 percent increase in crops rated good to excellent. Indiana and Kansas were both up more than 10 percent, but Iowa fell by 3.5 percent. This year’s corn crop is in better shape than last season’s. Last year fields rated good to excellent were at 68 percent while those seen as poor to very poor were…
03.03.2025
EASA releases EU SAF mandate penalty reference prices
The EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released its report on 2024 aviation fuel prices on February 25, and this will be used to assess penalties for non-compliance with ReFuelEU...
03.03.2025
Gulf UCO, tallow prices edge lower; Chicago lard posts modest gains
Activity in the US animal fats and oils markets picked up late in the day on Monday March 3, with the US Gulf region reporting the bulk of trades.
03.03.2025
Trade quiet in animal protein market ahead of tariff implementation on Canada and Mexico
Trading was quiet in the animal protein market on Monday March 3 with many market participants taking a wait-and-see approach to US tariffs that are set to go into...