The hemp building segment is thriving. Volume is very modest as operators iron out the wrinkles in their respective product category and carry out R&D as they go. Up and down the nascent value chain there are significant obstacles to navigate. Until last year, most of the hemp hurd used in the US was being imported from Europe. In 2022, domestic hurd supply increased as decortication facilities in several states came online.
Hemp-lime (hempcrete) construction methods were approved by the International Code Council (ICC) in September. Hempcrete practices have been shared widely through conferences and workshops. Enthusiastic stakeholders advocate for a paradigm shift in residential building practices, pivoting away from airtight plastic…
11.11.2024
Falling biodiesel margins lead to expectations for higher RINs, lower feedstock cost
Biodiesel margins continued to fall during the week ending Friday November 8, with rising feedstock cost pushing the soybean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread to its highest level in more...
11.11.2024
DCO starts the week higher; hog slaughter increases slightly
Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) traded higher out of the FOB Midwest markets on Monday November 11 in what was otherwise a quiet market to start the week.
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11.11.2024
US cattle slaughter continues to fall behind 2023 levels
Trading was quiet in the US animal protein market on Monday November 11, with no price changes reported.
Cattle slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecasts cattle slaughter at 625,000...