Please Note – The Jacobsen will close trading at noon CT on Wednesday, November 25th and publish the Animal Proteins Bulletin shortly after. Our offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.71 million head, down 2.04 percent from a year ago levels and up 1 percent from the week prior. The slaughter is forecast to trend lower over the next six weeks, projected at 2.35 million head this week and to 2.12 million head on the week ending January 1st. The next six weeks are forecast at an average of 2.44 million head, down 9.5 percent from…
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Biodiesel imports fall to 8-month low in March; exports rise to 3-month high
Biodiesel imported into the US fell in March for the first time in four months while biodiesel exported from the US reached a three-month high.
Import demand from...
05.03.2024
BFT, soybean oil weekly average prices tumble
For the week to Friday, prices were broadly lower compared with the prior week’s average. Packer bleachable fancy tallow was down by 2.2% from the prior week’s average on...
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US animal protein prices remain under pressure; soymeal rises
US animal protein prices were mixed in the week to Friday May 3 but showed no large movements, with multiple market participants traveling for the Petfood Forum in Kansas...