August WASDE Release; Porcine BM Largest Mover Week-on-Week

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August WASDE Release; Porcine BM Largest Mover Week-on-Week

August WASDE Update

The most recent USDA WASDE report released August 11th had a reduction from last month’s projected production levels for beef, pork, and broilers for the second half of 2023 and the first and second quarters of 2024. (Chart 1).

Drops in live weights along with lighter head counts on steer and heifers offsetting higher cow slaughter led to a lower production forecast on beef for the remainder of 2023 and into the first quarter...

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Sausage Casings Bulletin August 11th, 2023

Sausage Casings Bulletin August 11th, 2023

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As a result of changes in trading patterns, Fastmarkets The Jacobsen is proposing to change the price assessment methodology and pricing...

CBOT Grains Drop After August WASDE Release

CBOT Grains Drop After August WASDE Release

Grain and feed items had increased trading activity this week as the Midwest...

Limited Demand Continues for Wet Blue Hides

Limited Demand Continues for Wet Blue Hides

European hide tanners remain quiet in the US market as they continue their summer vacations, keeping tanneries temporarily closed.

SBO Futures Edge Lower after WASDE Release

SBO Futures Edge Lower after WASDE Release

In step with weaker soybean oil futures this week, canola oil and cottonseed oil cash prices extended lower. Mississippi...

Organic Corn Imports Decline on Lackluster Trading

Organic Corn Imports Decline on Lackluster Trading

Organic corn trading has been very subdued. Merchandisers tell Fastmarkets...

North Carolina Eyes Hemp as Tobacco Replacement

North Carolina Eyes Hemp as Tobacco Replacement

Tobacco is an important historical crop for North Carolina.  Like other states,...

Lower Margins are Slowing Run Rates

Lower Margins are Slowing Run Rates

 
 
Vertex Successfully Hit Top End Projections but Poor Margins are Limiting Run Rates

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Robust UCO and Tallow Import Volumes Continue

Robust UCO and Tallow Import Volumes Continue

Trading was very quiet today with most markets steady. More than one source summed the market up today by...

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Sausage casings bulletin, March 7, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, March 7, 2025

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03.03.2025

EASA releases EU SAF mandate penalty reference prices

EASA releases EU SAF mandate penalty reference prices

The EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released its report on 2024 aviation fuel prices on February 25, and this will be used to assess penalties for non-compliance with ReFuelEU...

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Gulf UCO, tallow prices edge lower; Chicago lard posts modest gains

Gulf UCO, tallow prices edge lower; Chicago lard posts modest gains

Activity in the US animal fats and oils markets picked up late in the day on Monday March 3, with the US Gulf region reporting the bulk of trades.

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