US weekly ethanol production climbs; stocks hit 2-month high
US weekly average ethanol production reached 1.107 million barrels per day in the week to December 20, according to...
          US animal protein prices were steady on Monday December 30. 
Hog slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecasts hog slaughter at 2.200 million head in the week to January 4, up by 7.26% from the respective week in 2023.
Hog slaughter was 2.051 million head last week, down by 20.5% year on year, according to the USDA’s Estimated Weekly Meat Production Under Federal Inspection report. Year-to-date hog slaughter was at 128.15 million head, up by 0...