Daily Charts
Crude oil fell eight percent last week, settling at $37.05 per barrel on Friday. Heating oil futures loosely followed, dropping nearly four percent to $1.13 per gallon. Prices reversed course and made up most of last week’s decline on Monday. Soybean oil followed oil, dropping 3.6 percent last week and rallying 2.8 percent today.
The bean oil/heating oil spread (BOHO) finished last week down 3.5 percent to $1.26 per gallon. There was not a reversal to begin the week for the BOHO as the moves higher in soybean and heating oil futures on Monday, offset one another as to their impact on the spread. Biodiesel RINs gained two percent in value last week with the 2020 RIN closing at 75.5 cents. The 2020 RIN gained another…
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...