NW_LS442
Des Moines, IA     Wed, Oct 18, 2017     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)           30.0              23.00      23.00
       Yellow grease (truck)
  Yellow grease  ECB (truck)                             25.75      25.75 E
EDBLE LARD, FOB PLANT (truck)
    Loose lard, PS and/or CP
INEDBL, TALW/GRSE CAF CHICAGO
     Packer bleachable <.15%           16.0              26.00      26.00
   Renderer bleachable <.15%
         Choice white grease            4.0              25.00      25.00
INEDBL TALLOW/GRSE,  CAF GULF
    Packer bleachable tallow
  Renderer bleachable tallow
         Choice white grease
               Yellow Grease
EDBLE TALW & LARD-CAF CHICAGO
           Edible tallow (1)                             32.00      32.00 B
    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                           220.00     220.00 A
  Ruminant Panhandle,Domestic                 180.00 -  195.00     190.00 A
 PORK Meat/Bnmeal,50% pro/ton
                      Central                                  unq
                          ECB                           250.00     250.00 E
 DRT            (lo)/unit pro
 DRT     (lo)/unit pro, pnhdl
 DRT            (hi)/unit pro
 BLOOD MEAL,      85% pro/ton
                      Central                 600.00 -  625.00     612.50 B
                    Panhandle                           650.00     650.00 A
               CAF California
 PORK BLOOD MEAL, 85% pro/ton
                      Central
                          ECB                           590.00     590.00 A



(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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