Prices moved higher on a number of products today, but the overall tone of the market was fairly quiet coming off the long holiday weekend. Demand for low carbon intensity (CI) feedstocks for renewable fuel production continues to be very strong, especially or used cooking oil (UCO), as evidenced by the big jumps in that market today. It’s reasonable to expect the trend for higher UCO prices to continue as demand in the US and abroad is very strong. Buyers in the EU have been willing to pay a higher FOB prices out of the US due to shipping issues and costs for material out of the Asian markets.
Cattle slaughter finished last week at an estimated 640,000 head, down 1.7 percent from the week prior. Slaughter is forecast to move lower over the next six…
01.03.2025
Imports of biodiesel, renewable diesel continued to slow during October
US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data released on Tuesday December 31 showed biodiesel and renewable diesel (RD) import volumes declined during October 2024. Biodiesel imports had fallen during five...
01.03.2025
Renderer BFT prices climb; CWG closes week lower
The US animal fats and oils markets closed the week largely stable on Friday January 3, with the exception of the choice white grease (CWG) and tallow markets.
01.03.2025
US meat meal production in November down year on year: USDA
US animal proteins prices on Friday January 3 were steady day on day.
November animal by-product production, stocks
In November, US production of feathermeal (FM) increased month on...