Margin Compression Driving Lower Fat Prices
There was trading done at sharply lower levels again today with UCO below 50 cts/lb on an FOB basis...
The RFS renewable volume obligations (RVOs) issued by the EPA provide percentage standards that are applied to a forecast available back at that point in time. The percentage standards translate into volumes based on the estimated consumption forecast. The actual RVOs only become known over time but use the same percentage standards that were applied to the original estimated volumes.
Reviewing the October STEO and applying the appropriate percentage standards, 2023 gasoline consumption has fallen from the original estimate and has lowered the...
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