Renderer and packer bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) were offered lower on Friday afternoon and again today with no bids or trading reported as of press time. Technical tallow traded steady late Friday afternoon at Chicago pricing.
Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.137 million head, up 2 percent from the week prior and the highest weekly total since the week ending April 18th. Slaughter over the next six weeks is expected to increase to an average of 2.171 million head, up 11 percent compare to the prior six weeks and down 6 percent relative to last year. The increased production has driven prices lower over the last couple…
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Biodiesel imports fall to 8-month low in March; exports rise to 3-month high
Biodiesel imported into the US fell in March for the first time in four months while biodiesel exported from the US reached a three-month high.
Import demand from...
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BFT, soybean oil weekly average prices tumble
For the week to Friday, prices were broadly lower compared with the prior week’s average. Packer bleachable fancy tallow was down by 2.2% from the prior week’s average on...
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US animal protein prices remain under pressure; soymeal rises
US animal protein prices were mixed in the week to Friday May 3 but showed no large movements, with multiple market participants traveling for the Petfood Forum in Kansas...