In December, increased demand from various industries led to a 5-10% rise in EU animal fats prices, supported by high seasonal rendering activity and regulatory factors affecting vegetable oil supply.

What if the success of your biofuel operations hinged on a single variable—tallow prices?

Fastmarkets has corrected its assessment of AG-FML-0007 Feathermeal, fob Alabama/Georgia, $/short ton, which was published incorrectly on Tuesday December 17, 2024. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The recently concluded EU-Mercosur free-trade agreement, after 25 years of negotiation, is expected to have limited immediate impact on South American agricultural exports to Europe.

Fastmarkets launches AG-TLW-0036 tallow, max 15% ffa, fob Santos, $/tonne; AG-TLW-0037 bleachable fancy tallow, max 5% ffa, cif Sao Paulo, Real/kg; and AG-TLW-0038 bleachable fancy tallow, max 3.5% ffa, cif Sao Paulo, Real/kg on Thursday October 31.

The US Renewable Fuels Association has urged the EPA to update its investigation into foreign feedstock imports and implement stricter verification requirements for used cooking oil and tallow.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its weekly price assessments for AG-UCO-0013 UCO, Chinese flexi-tank, CFR Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and AG-UCO-0012 UCO, Chinese bulk, CIF Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam.

Fastmarkets wishes to clarify the specifications for its European animal fats price assessments.

The palm oil stock drop marks an end to a six-month increase, despite being higher than earlier levels this year and in previous years

Slower deliveries of wheat and corn feed factor into recent projections of cattle and pork production