06.25.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]
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Runner market commentary
Exchange rate: EUR/USD — $1.153
Resale European hog runner:
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel produced thorough the transesterification process. Transesterification is a chemical progression that converts vegetable oil, or other fats, oils and greases, into biodiesel. Transesterification is a multi-step reaction changing these fats and oils into alkyl esters. Methanol is the more frequently used alcohol to achieve the process. Transesterification reactions are often catalyzed using an acid or base catalyst.
The reaction time may range from 30 minutes to two hours to sufficiently convert the feedstock to biodiesel. If an acid catalyst such as sulfuric acid is used, the reaction time can slow to three hours or more.
Biodiesel is commonly referred to as FAME (fatty-acid methyl ester), SME (Soy methyl ester), CME (canola methyl ester) etc., depending on the feedstock used.
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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...