06.27.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Runner market commentary
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The market was active for a Monday with choice white grease and edible tallow trading lower into/through the Chicago market. Packer BFT traded steady in eight rail cars on a Chicago basis. There was additional choice white trading at the lower end of the range in light volume.
Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.68 million head, down 1.3 percent from a year ago levels and 1.5 percent from the week prior. Slaughter is forecast to ramp up ahead of the Thanksgiving break, averaging 2.735 million head per week over the next five weeks. Slaughter is…
06.24.2025
Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice
North American hog runners price published on Friday was incorrect due to a formula miscalculation. The original reported price of $1.63 has been corrected to the accurate rolling average...