Please Note – The Jacobsen will close trading at noon CT on Wednesday, November 25th and publish the Animal Fats Bulletin shortly after. Our offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Nine cars of technical tallow traded into/through the Chicago market today, one within the 30 day window. Trading outside of the Chicago technical tallow market was quiet.
Cattle slaughter finished last week at a multi-week high of 655,000 head, down 1.9 percent from a year ago and up 0.3 percent relative to the week prior. Slaughter is forecast to…
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...