Animal fats and oils markets end week stable to lower as SBO, HO continues decline

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Animal fats and oils markets end week stable to lower as SBO, HO continues decline

Prices for used cooking oil (UCO) were slightly lower on Friday September 13, as the heating oil (HO) and soybean oil (SBO) markets continued to slump, closing out the week on a weaker note.

Gulf UCO prices were also assessed in a wider, lower range of 44-45 cents per lb, shifting the midpoint down by 50 points.

Tallow delivered into the US Gulf market was assessed stable on the day at 46.5 cents per lb. Bids were heard as low as 42.5...

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Lackluster trade volume keeps most animal proteins flat

Lackluster trade volume keeps most animal proteins flat

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Sausage casings bulletin, September 13, 2024

Sausage casings bulletin, September 13, 2024

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US new crop corn, soybean export sales under way; wheat jumps 40%

US new crop corn, soybean export sales under way; wheat jumps 40%

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11.25.2024

Glycerin prices mostly stable even amid tightening kosher supplies

Glycerin prices mostly stable even amid tightening kosher supplies

Glycerin prices were mostly stable on Monday November 25, with one source saying “market prices seem to be holding for now.”

Kosher glycerin supplies are “getting tighter,” according...

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Packer BFT, CWG trade higher; hog slaughter down week on week

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Prices for packer-grade bleachable fancy tallow (BFT) moved higher on Monday November 25, in an otherwise quiet trade day ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Five cars of packer BFT traded...

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Cattle slaughter six-week average projection down for holiday season

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Trading was generally quiet in the US animal protein market on Monday November 25, though price ranges adjusted slightly in typical pre-holiday fashion.

Price pressure on ruminant meat...

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