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05.08.2024
May STEO forecast, 2024 RVOs
The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) showed a decrease in 2024 fuel consumption estimates. This lowered renewable fuel blending estimates for the year, leading to a potentially larger surplus of renewable identification numbers (RINs).
05.08.2024
DCO production falls, Gulf UCO trades higher
Used cooking oil (UCO) traded at 41.5 cents per lb delivered US Gulf on Wednesday May 8, up 1.5 cents per lb from the last reported level. UCO was higher out of the California FOB markets as well, up...
05.08.2024
Porcine meat and bonemeal lower on diminished interest
The majority of US animal protein prices were steady on Wednesday May 8. Most values reported were within the previously set ranges, with exception to porcine ruminant bloodmeal on the Missouri River and all four regions of porcine meat...