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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…
12.20.2024
45z guidance fails to appear; government scrambles to pass spending bill
The US government spending bill failed twice in as many days. If a deal is not reached by midnight on Friday December 20, some federal services will...
12.20.2024
US animal fats and oils end week softer across the board ahead of holiday slowdown
Prices for US animal fats and oils ended the week on a lower note on Friday December 20, with most markets trending downward ahead of the upcoming holiday week,...
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December cattle on feed down on month, year
Most US animal protein prices were rangebound for the week, though in wider ranges due to the impending Christmas and New Year's holiday closures.
The only significant price...