The Closing Numbers

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The Closing Numbers

Not quite the follow through that some anticipated following the Commerce Departments announcement on their preliminary findings and countervailing duties on Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel imports. However, RINs did push higher, and with the B17’s trading at 118, prices closed at their highest level since December. The B17/E17 RIN spread expanded to 29 cents, continuing

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DDGS Output Remains Elevated on Strong Ethanol Production

DDGS Output Remains Elevated on Strong Ethanol Production

Per the EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report, average weekly ethanol production remained very strong over the latest reporting period....

Jacobsen Leather Demand Index – by Guest Columnist David Becker

Jacobsen Leather Demand Index – by Guest Columnist David Becker

Summary Leather demand continued to slide in June per the JLDI, with U.S. shoe, car and furniture sales showing...

Tallow Prices Find a Toe Hold, and Stabilize After Slide

Tallow Prices Find a Toe Hold, and Stabilize After Slide

Trading was quiet to wrap up the week. There was a report of tech tallow offered steady with the...

Soybean export sales for the 2016/17 marketing year fell 38%

Soybean export sales for the 2016/17 marketing year fell 38%

Soybean export sales for the 2016/17 marketing year fell 38% to 228 TMT and were 19% less than the...

Demand to Low to Overcome Hides From Large Kills

Demand to Low to Overcome Hides From Large Kills

It appears that there was not enough demand this week to overcome the wave of hides coming from the...

The market was quiet with little action reported

The market was quiet with little action reported

The market was quiet today with little action reported. From the sell side, light cattle weights are keeping tallow...

Estimated cattle slaughter was 628,000 – the second highest of the year

Estimated cattle slaughter was 628,000 – the second highest of the year

Market Activity & Analysis The hide market concluded the week with fewer hides traded than over the past several...

Broiler slaughter is continuing along at a strong pace this year

Broiler slaughter is continuing along at a strong pace this year

Ruminant MBM traded steady out of the Mo. River market today with nine loads reported at $235. Trading elsewhere...

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