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Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue two category 3 animal fat ddp NWE assessments

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its weekly price assessments for AG-TLW-0028 Category 3 bone fat, high grade, 5% ffa, 98%, max 200 ppm polyethylene, ddp Northwest Europe and AG-TLW-0029 Category 3 pure beef tallow, 10% ffa, 99%, ddp Northwest Europe.

February 19, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Agriculture;Energy transition Animal fats, oils and proteins Europe Pricing notice

The proposal is driven by lack of market liquidity. Specifically, Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue:

AG-TLW-0028 Category 3 bone fat, high grade, 5% ffa, 98%, max 200 ppm polyethylene, ddp Northwest Europe, €/tonne
Quality: Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 5%, moisture, impurities and unsaponifiable matter (MIU) max 2%, purity min 98%, polyethylene max 200 ppm
Quantity: Minimum 100 tonnes
Location: Northwest Europe, ddp
Timing: Delivery up to 45 days following date of sale
Unit: EUR/tonne
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 4pm London time

AG-TLW-0029 Category 3 pure beef tallow, 10% ffa, 99%, ddp Northwest Europe, €/tonne
Quality: Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 10%, moisture, impurities and unsaponifiable matter (MIU) max 1%, purity min 99%
Quantity: Minimum 100 tonnes
Location: Northwest Europe, ddp
Timing: Delivery up to 45 days following date of sale
Unit: EUR/tonne
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 4pm London time

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets Agriculture package.

The consultation period for this price/index discontinuation began on Thursday February 19 2026 and will end on Wednesday March 18 2026, with changes taking place, subject to market feedback, from Friday March 20.

All short-term forecasts associated with this price (or these prices) produced by the Fastmarkets research team, if any, will also be discontinued.

To provide feedback on the proposal to discontinue AG-TLW-0028 Category 3 bone fat, high grade, 5% ffa, 98%, max 200 ppm polyethylene, ddp Northwest Europe, €/tonne or AG-TLW-0029 Category 3 pure beef tallow, 10% ffa, 99%, ddp Northwest Europe, €/tonne, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and biofuels@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Proposal to discontinue two category 3 animal fat ddp NWE assessments.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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