USDA Tallow, Protein, And Hide Report

DES MOINES - Feb 4/16 - SNS -- Values for tallow, protein products from livestock slaughter activity and hides were summarized on a carlot basis in the latest USDA daily report.

USDA TALLOW AND PROTEIN REPORT - FOB CENTRAL U.S.
Dollars/hundredweight (unless otherwise stated)  as of 3:00 PM.
TALLOW, GREASE, AND LARD               Lds    Price Range         Wtd Avg
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE FOB CENTRAL
   Choice white grse (truck)            6.0    18.00 -   20.00      19.17
       Yellow grease (truck)
  Yellow grease  ECB (truck)            6.0              20.50      20.50
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%                             26.00      26.00 B
   Renderer bleachable <.15%            2.0              27.00      27.00
         Choice white grease
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
           Edible tallow (1)            4.0              28.50      28.50
  " 2 cars traded at 28.50 for late Mar
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
EDBLE TALLOW,        CAF GULF
           Edible tallow (1)
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PROTEIN FEED SUPPLEMENTS
 MEAT & BONEMEAL, 50% pro/ton
  Ruminant Central,  Domestic          18.0             185.00     185.00
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 140.00 -  177.00     151.73 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton
                      Central                 180.00 -  185.00     181.11 A
                          ECB                           210.00     210.00 A
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central           2.0             725.00     725.00
                    Panhandle                           700.00     700.00 E
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton
                      Central                           775.00     775.00 B
                          ECB                 700.00 -  825.00     793.75 E
                  74-76#
(1) May include Technical Animal Fat as both meet the same AFOA specifications.
ABCDE after quotes represents days since last actual market
test.  Quotes are dropped after 5 days of no test or before
if they no longer reflect current market conditions.
Source:  USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, IA

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