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Launch of South American tallow prices

Fastmarkets launches AG-TLW-0036 tallow, max 15% ffa, fob Santos, $/tonne; AG-TLW-0037 bleachable fancy tallow, max 5% ffa, cif Sao Paulo, Real/kg; and AG-TLW-0038 bleachable fancy tallow, max 3.5% ffa, cif Sao Paulo, Real/kg on Thursday October 31.

October 31, 2024
By Taís Laporta
Agriculture Animal fats, oils and proteins Brazil Pricing notice

Fastmarkets is launching Brazilian tallow prices to its existing international animal fats publication to meet growing demand for export and domestic tallow prices in the Brazilian market.

The price specifications for the new prices are as follows:

AG-TLW-0036 Tallow, max 15% ffa, fob Santos, $/tonne
Quality: Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 15%, moisture and impurities max. 2%
Quantity: 5,000 tonnes
Location: Santos, Brazil
Timing: Shipment within 60 days following date of sale
Unit: $/tonne
Payment terms: irrevocable LC at sight
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 12pm São Paulo time

AG-TLW-0037 Bleachable fancy tallow, max 5% ffa, cif Sao Paulo, Real/kg
Quality: Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 5%, moisture and impurities max. 1.5%
Quantity: 30 tonnes
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Timing: Delivery up to 30 days following date of sale
Unit: Brazilian Real/kg
Payment terms: 30 days after delivery
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 12pm São Paulo time

AG-TLW-0038 Bleachable fancy tallow, max 3.5% ffa, cif Sao Paulo, Real/kg
Quality: Free fatty acids (FFA) max. 3.5%, moisture and impurities max 1%
Quantity: 30 tonnes
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Timing: Delivery up to 30 days following date of sale
Unit: Brazilian Real/kg
Payment terms: 30 days after delivery
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 12pm São Paulo time

These prices will be a part of the Fastmarkets Oils, Fats & Biofuels Prices and News package.

To provide feedback on these tallow prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter, please contact Taís Laporta by email at: pricing.ags@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Taís Laporta, re: Brazilian 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 https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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