Crude prices shot higher as OPEC forecasted large expected cuts to oil investments that will likely ease production and reduce global crude supplies. Heating oil futures also reacted with an extremely solid move higher to the news. HO futures were up nearly six cents per gallon. The strong HO move was only offset on its
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Can you count the moving targets in play today in this Biodiesel market? EMTS data, HOBO, D4 or...
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US animal fats and oils prices steady as weaker RINs, energy markets weigh on sentiment
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Single species MBM prices rise; mixed species MBM continues to lag
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Sources reported that...
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US weekly ethanol production drops; stocks hit 4-year high
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