06.27.2025
Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Runner market commentary
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Tallow traded higher into the US Gulf market on Monday April 29, up to 41 cents per lb delivered. Outside of the Gulf market, trading was quiet with sources saying, “the last half of May and early June looks stronger.”
USDA estimated cattle slaughter finished last week at an estimated 613,000 heads, down by 2.2% year on year and down by 1.1% week on week.
Fastmarkets’ research team has forecast US cattle slaughter at 625,000 heads this week and at an average of 616,700 heads per week for the next six weeks.
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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...