Animal fats and oils mostly steady; DCO edges higher

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Animal fats and oils mostly steady; DCO edges higher

Trading in the animal fats and oils market was sluggish on Thursday October 3, driven by a prevailing bearish sentiment and slowing demand from buyers in the US Gulf market.

Tallow was quiet on the day, with no trading reported into or through the Chicago and Gulf regions.

Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) markets were stable to higher on an FOB basis amid light trading on Thursday. Moderate truck volumes in the Missouri River market traded at the lower end of the assessed range, at 43.50-...

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