Cattle Slaughter Tracks Closer to 2021 Levels

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Cattle Slaughter Tracks Closer to 2021 Levels

Typical for Monday, limited trade was reported for the start of the week with most participants testing the market. 

For the week ending August 19th, cattle slaughter is forecast at 620,000 head, a 6.7 percent decrease from 2022 but a 2.8 percent increase from last week. Over the next six weeks, cattle slaughter is projected to average 622,500 head per week, down 5.1 percent and 2.0 percent from 2022 and 2021, respectively. The potential for figures below this forecast is likely due to...

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Soybean Crush Margins Drop WOW and YOY

Soybean Crush Margins Drop WOW and YOY

Based on reports, there were no active trades on DDGS today as prices remain steady. Market participants noted that...

Cattle Slaughter Levels Continue to Fall

Cattle Slaughter Levels Continue to Fall

There was sideways trading over the weekend with interest from Chinese and a few Italian tanners. Conversations amongst sellers...

Corn Oil Basis Climbs with Increased Demand

Corn Oil Basis Climbs with Increased Demand

Cash corn oil markets bounced higher on Monday due to an uptick in demand and gains in soybean oil...

European Organic Grain Market Movement

European Organic Grain Market Movement

European organic grain prices are starting to see more activity....

Weekly Hemp Recap

Weekly Hemp Recap

Last Week's Hemp Commentary

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USDA Raises Outlook for 2022/23 Soybean Oil Demand

USDA Raises Outlook for 2022/23 Soybean Oil Demand

 Stronger Biofuel Demand for Soybean Oil Boosts Crop Year 2022/23 Forecast

The USDA operates on a...

Distiller’s Corn Oil Market Follows Soybean Oil Lower

Distiller’s Corn Oil Market Follows Soybean Oil Lower

Trading was quiet today with no changes reported. Buyers and sellers seemed happy to sit the market out this...

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

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

August WASDE Update

The most recent USDA WASDE report released August 11th had a...

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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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