This followed a period of open consultation with no feedback received from the market between April 2 and April 30, 2026, and a final decision published on April 30, 2026. Both the open consultation and final decision notes can be found here and here. The following prices were affected: Barley/Wheat Corn Soybean Vegoils Meals For more information or […]

US corn gluten meal and corn gluten feed markets were largely unchanged on Tuesday May 5, with trading remaining subdued.

After a six-month-long period of stagnation and a downward price movement, the European animal fat prices rebounded in early March and continued to move up through April, supported by increased demand and competitiveness against vegoils, which jumped as a result of the war in the Middle East and crude oil rally.

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is a renewable, drop-in fuel offering significant carbon emission reductions and efficiency improvements, with growing demand driven by stricter EU renewable energy targets, diverse feedstock pathways, and the need for transparent pricing in an expanding market.

Fastmarkets is expanding its renewable fuels coverage with the launch of new European HVO price assessments for four different product categories: HVO (Crop), HVO (UCO), HVO (Tallow) and HVO (POME), effective Thursday April 30, 2026.

European vegetable oil prices moved mostly higher week on week, supported by broader strength in underlying energy markets, where prices remained elevated amid mounting concerns over potential oil supply disruptions from the Middle East and the prolonged lack of resolution in the US-Iran conflict.

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Soyoil futures surged on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Thursday April 16, supported by soaring crude oil prices, tight domestic soybean markets and no biomass-based biodiesel imports reported for March, while crude palm oil (CPO) futures help broadly unchanged in Malaysia.

Crude palm oil (CPO) futures in Malaysia rebounded from their three-day decline to close higher on Thursday, following short-covering activities and a modest recovery in crude oil and related oils after a sharp sell-off the previous day. The spike in crude prices also underpinned Chicago soy oil futures, although the market posed only modest gains.

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