Soybean oil futures spiral lower with no Chinese UCO tariff hike

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Soybean oil futures spiral lower with no Chinese UCO tariff hike

In Chicago, soybean oil futures spiraled lower on Tuesday May 14 amid reports the US will not impose higher tariffs on Chinese used cooking oil (UCO) imports. On Tuesday, the US White House announced increased tariffs on several Chinese goods, but this did not include UCO.

On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the most widely traded July soybean oil futures ended at $0.4340 per lb on Tuesday, down 175 basis points per lb, or 3.88%, from $0.4515 per lb on Monday May...

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Weekly cattle slaughter forecast to remain below 2023 levels into June

Weekly cattle slaughter forecast to remain below 2023 levels into June

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Six-week hog slaughter forecast to be flat or up from 2023

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Central Illinois soybean prices hit 3-month high

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Hide trading slow in May

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Cottonseed oil price bumps higher with rally in soybean oil futures

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06.27.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

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06.25.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

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06.24.2025

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

North American hog runners price published on Friday was incorrect due to a formula miscalculation. The original reported price of $1.63 has been corrected to the accurate rolling average...

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