Weekly organic poultry slaughter volume continues to level off despite whipsawing around the one million-head mark each week. Half of the weeks in the second quarter surpassed one million head after steady declines in 2023.
Demand for organic chicken relies on macroeconomic conditions. Inflation has persisted into 2024, along with lower unemployment and wage growth. Equity markets have continued to swell.
All eyes are on the US Federal Reserve as they grapple with rate cuts within the context of a stubbornly hot economy. Although the Fed meets today and tomorrow, there is growing consensus that the Fed will cut rates at its September meeting.
The European Central Bank (ECB) intrepidly cut rates in…
09.18.2024
Waste plastic can improve SAF without increasing pollution, study says
Waste plastic can be used to improve sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), according to research announced on Monday September 16 by the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois...
09.18.2024
US animal fats, oils prices mixed as DCO production hits 2-month low
US animal fats and oils markets saw mixed price movements on Wednesday September 18, with Gulf Coast markets firming as distillers’ corn oil (DCO) production levels dropped to a...
09.18.2024
US animal proteins prices steady; potential port strike could affect stocks, prices, sources say
US animal proteins markets were steady on Wednesday September 18.
Bloodmeal prices were reported to be flat day on day, though market sources continue to indicate underlying pressure, saying that...