Launch of California bleachable fancy tallow price

Fastmarkets has launched AG-TLW-0040 Bleachable fancy tallow, delivered California, cts/lb on Monday October 20.

Fastmarkets has launched a new bleachable fancy tallow, delivered California, price assessment to strengthen visibility into regional animal fats markets and expand coverage of key renewable diesel feedstocks. The strategic launch provides market participants with clearer insight into the relationship between inland, Gulf and West Coast tallow prices, reflecting California’s critical role in renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production in North America.

The specifications are as follows:

AG-TLW-0040 Bleachable fancy tallow, delivered California, cts/lb
Quality:
 Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 5%, titre minimum of 40.5°C, 2 R&B max, moisture, impurities and unsaponifiable matter (MIU) max 1%
Quantity: Minimum three railcars
Location: California, delivered
Timing: Shipment within 45 days following date of sale
Unit: USD cents/lb
Publication: Daily, until 3pm US Central time

This price will be part of the Fastmarkets Ags oils, fats and biofuels package.

To provide feedback on this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact Sarah Schneider by email at: fats_oils@fastmarkets.com and pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Sarah Schneider, re: California bleachable fancy tallow.”

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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