
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted beef tallow as a healthier alternative to seed oils, and restaurant chains have begun switching to it.
The US beef tallow market was estimated at $480 million in 2023 and is expected to keep expanding.
Growing demand for tallow in food and biodiesel could draw rendered fat away from feed and fuel channels, tightening supply for animal fats and modestly supporting prices.
After 196 past neutral policy events, Soybean Oil moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.6% to +2.0%), and -0.5% over 20.
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