05.16.2024
Animal fat prices steady on limited volume traded
Fastmarkets price assessment for edible tallow, fob Chicago was $52.00 cents per lb on 14 railcars, steady from $52.00 cent per lb on Wednesday May 15.
On Thursday,...
US animal proteins were steady on Monday April 29. Limited trade was reported, with multiple market participants are expected to attend the Petfood Forum in Kansas City, Missouri, this week.
US hog slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research forecasts hog slaughter at 2.400 million heads in the week to Saturday May 4, down by 2.13% from the same period in 2023.
Over the next six weeks, hog slaughter is expected to average 2.342 million heads per week, higher by 0.68% year on year, according to Fastmarkets’ research.
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