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Poultry fat prices into the Carolinas market moved lower today. The increased animal fat production across all markets is adding negative price pressure, especially on the higher ffa fats. Comparing last week to the week ending May 2nd, cattle slaughter is up an average of 55 percent and hog slaughter up 71 percent. Broiler slaughter has increased 11 percent since the week ending May 30th. Examining the upswing in fat production using the same dates, there’s roughly 44 million additional pounds of tallow, 10 million pounds of white grease and 5 million pounds of poultry fat in the market last week relative to early May, and…
05.03.2024
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...
05.03.2024
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...
05.03.2024
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...