Cattle slaughter more in line with 2023 as May nears

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Cattle slaughter more in line with 2023 as May nears

US cattle slaughter
Fastmarkets research forecasts cattle slaughter at 625,000 head in the week to Saturday April 27, less than half a percent lower than the same period in 2023.

Over the next six weeks, cattle slaughter is expected to average 622,500 head per week, down by 0.24% year on year, according to Fastmarkets research.

Cattle slaughter for the week ended April 20 was at 620,000 head, according to the US Department of Agriculture's estimated weekly meat production, 0.80% lower th...

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Central Illinois soybean crush margins hit 5-week high

Central Illinois soybean crush margins hit 5-week high

DDG prices remained steady in all regions on Monday April 22. Market sources said demand remains flat, and reported...

US hide trading low at start of week

US hide trading low at start of week

Some sellers were expecting lower offer prices for the week of April 22 compared with the previous week to...

Vegoils commentary: Cash basis on central Illinois, Gulf soybean oil shifts higher

Vegoils commentary: Cash basis on central Illinois, Gulf soybean oil shifts higher

US spot vegetable oil markets were very quiet on Monday April 22, although soybean oil basis indications in the...

Organic soybean, soybean meal prices stable in Q1

Organic soybean, soybean meal prices stable in Q1

Imports at the $700 per tonne level are routine, and further logistics slowdowns on the East Coast could help...

Weekly Hemp Recap

Weekly Hemp Recap

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Reduced March RIN production not leading to higher RIN Prices

Reduced March RIN production not leading to higher RIN Prices

Total March biofuel RIN production was 1.9 billion RINs, which was 6% below February and 15% below December’s RIN...

CWG, YG higher on week, UCO, DCO down again

CWG, YG higher on week, UCO, DCO down again

The market was quiet heading into the weekend. Used cooking oil (UCO) traded in large volume into the Gulf...

Price pressure on ruminant and porcine items for the week

Price pressure on ruminant and porcine items for the week

Sloppy markets were reported for porcine and ruminant items at the close of week ending Friday April 19.

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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]

Runner market commentary

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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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