2017 Imports Expected to Remain Strong

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2017 Imports Expected to Remain Strong

Per the US Census Bureau, the United States imported 92,901,091 gallons of biodiesel during the month of November.  This is a 21% increase from the 76.83 million gallons imported in October and is 63 million gallons more than what was imported during November of 2015.  In a year over year 11-month comparison, biodiesel imports are

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Hide Activity and Analysis

Hide Activity and Analysis

The US hide market ended the week with volume a little down, steers steady and cows firm. Packer HTS...

Market Activity for Animal Fats

Market Activity for Animal Fats

Four cars of packer BFT traded at $0.3050 Chicago this afternoon. Manly, IA DCO traded as low as $0.2650...

International Animal Proteins Update

International Animal Proteins Update

Ruminant MBM traded $450 – 510 into the Indonesian market over the last week. Trading in the $495 –...

International Animal Fats Update

International Animal Fats Update

Trading over the last week has been steady to higher for fats. Over the last 36 hours many have...

Envisioning a West Coast LCFS, and Beyond

Envisioning a West Coast LCFS, and Beyond

Ian Thomson, Joe Gershen & Kevin Kuper – October 27, 2016 West Coast Biodiesel Industry Commentary In May 2007,...

The Jacobsen Leather Demand Index (JLDI)

The Jacobsen Leather Demand Index (JLDI)

Summary Leather demand edged lower in August, despite a bounce in Chinese imports which showed its first increase of...

Distillers Corn Oil and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Distillers Corn Oil and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard

With the LCFS in full swing and California’s goals of offsetting carbon continuing to intensify into 2020, so has...

Tallow Prices Surge to Resistance but Market is Overbought

Tallow Prices Surge to Resistance but Market is Overbought

Tallow prices have benefited from a recent surge in commodity prices, moving up to resistance levels. Tuesday trade data...

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11.11.2024

Falling biodiesel margins lead to expectations for higher RINs, lower feedstock cost

Falling biodiesel margins lead to expectations for higher RINs, lower feedstock cost

Biodiesel margins continued to fall during the week ending Friday November 8, with rising feedstock cost pushing the soybean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread to its highest level in more...

11.11.2024

DCO starts the week higher; hog slaughter increases slightly

DCO starts the week higher; hog slaughter increases slightly

Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) traded higher out of the FOB Midwest markets on Monday November 11 in what was otherwise a quiet market to start the week.

A...

11.11.2024

US cattle slaughter continues to fall behind 2023 levels

US cattle slaughter continues to fall behind 2023 levels

Trading was quiet in the US animal protein market on Monday November 11, with no price changes reported.

Cattle slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecasts cattle slaughter at 625,000...

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