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Market Activity
BFT, both renderer and packer, were offered lower today. Chicago CWG was offered a penny lower as well. No trading or counters bids were reported as of press time. With the drop in BFT, the pricing spread between BFT and edible and technical tallow is now 17 cents per pound.
With hog slaughter now consistently well above the 400,000 head mark on a daily basis there is plenty of supply available to the market. Prices were mostly steady today out of the Missouri River…
05.06.2024
Strong biodiesel production seen weighing on crude glycerin prices
The whispers of declining biodiesel production are meeting with resistance. Some observers have been sounding the alarm regarding declining production for over a year now, but if true, biodiesel...
05.06.2024
Average weekly hog slaughter to decrease into mid-June: Fastmarkets’ research team
Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) prices fell to 42-43.5 cents per lb delivered US Gulf on Monday May 6 for May-June shipments. There was additional trading reported on the same...
05.06.2024
Year-to-date commercial cattle production falls 2.30% y-o-y
US animal proteins prices were steady on Monday May 6. Limited trade was reported, with several market participants only testing prices, Fastmarkets heard.
US hog slaughter
Fastmarkets research...