September 10
In August, 1.2 million cattle head were slaughtered, down 3% from July, and down 2% below year-on-year comparison.
However, when adjustments were made per business day, there are single digit increases in both comparisons.
The percentage of female hides over the total showed a new month-on-month decline, just under 45 percent.
The raw leather market remains calm while there is little demand and a lot of supply from frigorificos.
Good quality Buenos Aires wet salted heavy steer prices continue unchanged, quoting at around US$0.04 per kg.
There is some improvement for October/November at the current demand level, but it is a mixture of higher world demand, which is still slow due to low consumption caused by the virus, and the…
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Biodiesel margins rise, but window of opportunity limited
Biodiesel margins continued to rise during the week to Friday November 22. The bean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread boosted margins by falling to its lowest level since August 27.
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Gulf prices average higher despite weeklong declines in SBO
For the week ended Friday November 22, packer bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) remained unchanged from the previous week’s average, while Gulf Coast-delivered tallow rose 2.7%, primarily...
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Bloodmeal largest price mover week on week; November cattle on feed higher
US animal protein prices were mixed to mostly higher for the week to Friday November 22, with only meat and bonemeal showing a slight price reduction due to tighter...