NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Tue, Apr 24, 2018     USDA Market News
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)                             21.25      21.25 B
       Yellow grease (truck)
  Yellow grease  ECB (truck)
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%            2.0              23.50      23.50
   Renderer bleachable <.15%                             25.00      25.00 A
         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)                             29.50      29.50 E
    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                           300.00     300.00 C
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic          13.0             250.00     250.00
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton
                      Central                 255.00 -  330.00     267.26 C
                          ECB
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central
                    Panhandle           2.0             850.00     850.00
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton
                      Central           2.0             950.00     950.00
                          ECB



(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
         Veronica M. Alvarado  515-284-4460  Desm.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov
         24 Hour recorded market information 515-284-4830
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS442.txt
         www.ams.usda.gov/LPSMarketNewsPage

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