North Carolina Eyes Hemp as Tobacco Replacement

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North Carolina Eyes Hemp as Tobacco Replacement

Tobacco is an important historical crop for North Carolina.  Like other states, such as Kentucky, finding alternative crops to tobacco has been a priority for NC state agencies and non-profits like the Golden Leaf Foundation and NC Tobacco Trust Fund, both of which have distributed tens of millions of dollars to NC entities to develop alternative crops and industry in the state.

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Lower Margins are Slowing Run Rates

Lower Margins are Slowing Run Rates

 
 
Vertex Successfully Hit Top End Projections but Poor Margins are Limiting Run Rates

Rising...

Robust UCO and Tallow Import Volumes Continue

Robust UCO and Tallow Import Volumes Continue

Trading was very quiet today with most markets steady. More than one source summed the market up today by...

Porcine BM Tumbles by Varying Degrees; Dog and Cat Food Exports for June

Porcine BM Tumbles by Varying Degrees; Dog and Cat Food Exports for June

Ruminant as well as porcine meat and bonemeal was reported as mostly flat for the current session; however, undertones...

Strong Imports Continue into US for Tallow, UCO

Strong Imports Continue into US for Tallow, UCO

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Trading out of the Australian and New Zealand markets was quiet this week with no...

Corn and Wheat Export Sales Exceed Expectations

Corn and Wheat Export Sales Exceed Expectations

CME grain pricing showed a positive trend today. September corn increased by $0.0225, jumping to $4.83/bu despite favorable weather...

Hide Buyers Willing to Pay Steady Prices

Hide Buyers Willing to Pay Steady Prices

Hide buyers were active in the market today, biding on cow, steer and heifer material from US sellers. Bid...

July Makes Record Month of Cattle Slaughter in Paraguay

July Makes Record Month of Cattle Slaughter in Paraguay

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August 10

Slaughter remains unchanged from last week.
Good quality Buenos Aires wet salted heavy...

U.S. Soy Oil Exports Plunge More than 80 Percent on Week

U.S. Soy Oil Exports Plunge More than 80 Percent on Week

U.S. soybean oil exports for 2022/23 were down 81 percent to 2,000 tonnes (MT) during the week ending August...

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11.27.2023

Appeals Court Strikes Down EPA’s Denial of SREs

Appeals Court Strikes Down EPA’s Denial of SREs

*Please Note – Bob Lane was out of the office today and will return on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

On November 22, a U.S. appeals court struck down a decision...

11.27.2023

Cattle Slaughter Forecast Lower to Close out 2023

Cattle Slaughter Forecast Lower to Close out 2023

The market was very quiet today coming off of the long holiday weekend. Most were getting their logistics and bid/offer ideas ready for the week and looking ahead to...

11.27.2023

Hog Slaughter Forecasted Above 2022 Into December

Hog Slaughter Forecasted Above 2022 Into December

Pressure on ruminant meat and bonemeal continues to be reported on accounts of excess offerings from slowed/diminished export trade. Participants communicated low $200s per short ton on ruminant meat...

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