Chicago animal fat prices fall on increased supply

Author: Alexandra Watts

Chicago animal fat prices fall on increased supply

Alexandra Watts | 04.25.2024

Four cars of packer grade bleachable fancy tallow traded at 40.5 cents per lb Chicago on Thursday April 25, down 1.5 cents per lb from the previously-traded level.

Slow demand for tallow, used cooking oil (UC) and grease into the US Gulf market has increased supply in the interior market, which weighed on Chicago prices.
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