Tallow prices traded higher within and out of the Australian market. Cattle slaughter continues at relatively tight levels. The MLA estimated last week’s slaughter at just under 112,000 head, down 23 percent from year-ago levels. Demand from Singapore and China have combined to drive prices higher out for Australian tallow and are adding risk for higher prices out of the New Zealand market. Production is expected to trend higher as spring takes hold in the Southern hemisphere and production picks up in October and November. Still, numbers will continue to run well behind 2018 – 2019 levels due to the restocking underway.

North American export prices remain flat, but interest is strong out of…