06.27.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Runner market commentary
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Renderer bleachable fancy tallow (BFT-R) prices moved higher today on a bid to buy multiple rail cars for shipment within the 30-day window. Sellers passed on the higher offer, making it reasonable to think buyers will have to pay higher prices to secure material. Yellow grease traded higher out of the Illinois market this afternoon.
Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.76 million head, down 0.4 percent from year prior levels. The slaughter is forecast to trend lower over the next six weeks, projected at 2.8 million head this week and down to 2.5 million head on the week ending January 23rd. The holiday production interuptions are…
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...