Cattle Slaughter Drop below Weekly, Yearly Levels

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Cattle Slaughter Drop below Weekly, Yearly Levels

Market Update 

The U.S. hide market was quiet again today with nothing new reported and market participants noting steady values. Sources mentioned that there are discussions at the International Leather Fair in Italy that the market is very slow, and how bluetongue disease is raising concerns as it is restricting shipments of wet blue from China to Italy.

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Bluetongue Disease Limits Shipments from China

Bluetongue Disease Limits Shipments from China

Argentina

February 22

Slaughter returned to normal this week.
Good quality Buenos Aires wet salted heavy steers...

Vegetable Oil Futures Continue to Backslide

Vegetable Oil Futures Continue to Backslide

Trading at cash vegetable oil markets has slowed to a crawl. Indications have been under pressure amid a drop...

International Animal Proteins 22.02.2024

International Animal Proteins 22.02.2024

Most values on the international front were rangebound due to continued holidays limiting trade. There have been several markets...

Organic Food Sales Slump in 2021

Organic Food Sales Slump in 2021

Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, with USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), told...

SC Charges Shop Owners with Felony Conspiracy and Trafficking

SC Charges Shop Owners with Felony Conspiracy and Trafficking

South Carolina has aggressively policed local smoke shops since hemp was legalized...

RIN Markets Weigh on Fat Prices

RIN Markets Weigh on Fat Prices

Distiller’s corn oil (DCO) prices fell Wednesday on continued pressure in the FOB truck market as well as from...

Porcine BM Moves at an Inverse to Ruminant BM

Porcine BM Moves at an Inverse to Ruminant BM

For Wednesday, meat and bonemeal as well as feathermeal were reported within the previously set ranges. The chicken meal,...

Soybean and Wheat Export Inspections Drop, Corn Rises

Soybean and Wheat Export Inspections Drop, Corn Rises

Price ranges for corn gluten meal remained relatively stable throughout the day. However, there were reports on corn gluten...

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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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