01.24.2025
Renderer BFT trades higher to close out the week
Renderer grade bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) traded up to 50 cents per lb Chicago on Friday January 24 in a five-car trade.
Prices into the Gulf were higher as well,...
Trading was mostly quiet today, but there was early week trading of choice white grease. With kills at 490,000 head today and at 2.73 million for last week, it’s reasonable to expect supply side pressure to weigh on nearby prices.
Cattle slaughter finished last week at 637,000 head, down 1.74 percent from a year ago and down 4.21 percent relative to the year prior. Slaughter is forecast to move gradually higher over the next six weeks. This week, slaughter is projected out at 640,000 head, down…