01.21.2025
UCO, tallow prices continue to rise
Technical tallow traded higher on Tuesday January 21, up to 52 cents per lb Chicago, which closed the gap with edible tallow.
Bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) was quiet...
**There was an error in the Chicago Choice White Grease price. The correct value of $0.2800 Chicago was updated at 4:03 PM CT on Friday, October 30th.**
Chicago technical tallow prices are lower on trading for two cars today. The Chicago tech spot market has been quiet over the last month, but demand from the West Coast and Gulf markets remain strong for renewable and export demand. The bleachable fancy tallow prices are unchanged, with the month coming to close on a steady note. The monthly average BFT price was higher in October relative to September for just the 3rd time in the last 13 years.
The EIA released the monthly biodiesel production report for August 2020 today. B100 production was estimated at 163 million gallons, the highest monthly production total since December of 2018. The sales to production ratio of 55.7 percent is behind 2018 and 2019 levels, which were 58.6 and 57.3 percent, respectively.
Soybean oil (SBO)…