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Choice white grease prices have edged up this week as demand from the biodiesel sector continues to be robust. Another factor supportive of the firmer prices is that there are still some issues yet meeting the FFA specification because of the summer temperatures, albeit less than a couple of weeks ago. Midwest temps are forecast to rise over the weekend making it more difficult for processors. Also supportive for prices is the increase in tallow and choice white prices in the Chicago market.

The July River relative price to soybean oil futures was 66.4%, about 3 percentage points below June and well below last…

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Biofuel producers use record levels of vegetable oils in October; capacity holds steady: EIA

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