Animal Fats

Animal Fats

The market was active for a Monday with choice white grease and edible tallow trading lower into/through the Chicago market. Packer BFT traded steady in eight rail cars on a Chicago basis. There was additional choice white trading at the lower end of the range in light volume.  

Hog slaughter finished last week at an estimated 2.68 million head, down 1.3 percent from a year ago levels and 1.5 percent from the week prior. Slaughter is forecast to ramp up ahead of the Thanksgiving break, averaging 2.735 million head per week over the next five weeks. Slaughter is…

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