A number of protein products traded higher today with both buyers and sellers coming out of the holiday break to sharply higher soybean meal prices. The March contract settled at $431.80 today, up $8.10 from yesterday’s settlement. Porcine MBM out of the Missouri River market finished December with a relative price to soybean meal of 79 percent. The prior three year average for January is 80 percent, which suggests a value of $345 today. Tight supplies coming off of the holiday and the potential for a continued run higher in soybean meal add…
11.15.2024
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The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) reported the October soybean crush at a record monthly high of 199.9592 million bushels, eclipsing the previous record of 196.406 million bushels set...
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UCO 2025 market clouded by China’s cancellation of export rebate
China will cancel its current 13% export tax rebate for used cooking oil (UCO), a key biofuel feedstock, effective December 1, the country’s Ministry of Finance and the State...
11.15.2024
US animal protein prices steady to firmer week on week; SBM under pressure
The US animal proteins market was steady to higher in the week to Friday November 15. Even with decreases in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean meal futures, prices...