US Market Report
Demand for U.S. rendered products is strong, prices are high and key export
ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐĂƌĞŽƉĞŶĞǀĞŶĂƐƐƵƉƉůLJĐŚĂŝŶĚŝƐƌƵƉƟŽŶƐ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂŶĚ
ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐƉĞƌƐŝƐƚ͘
By Dana Johnson Downing,
NARA Vice President of International Programs
In 2021, the United States and the world experienced
ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƚƵƌďƵůĞŶƚLJĞĂƌǁŝƚŚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĨĂůůŽƵƚ
ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƵŶĨŽůĚĞĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϮϬ͕ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ƚŚĞ
Ks/ͲϭϵƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐĂŶĚƚŚĞh͘^͘ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ŝŶ
ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ sŝĐĞ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ :ŽĞ ŝĚĞŶ ĚĞĨĞĂƚĞĚ ŝŶĐƵŵďĞŶƚ
WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŽŶĂůĚdƌƵŵƉ͘
ƐůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌďĞŐĂŶ͕Ks/ͲϭϵǁĂƐƐƟůůǀĞƌLJĨƌŽŶƚͲŽĨͲŵŝŶĚ
ĂƐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ďĞŐĂŶ ƌŽůůŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ǀĂĐĐŝŶĞƐ ƵƐŝŶŐ Ă
ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂŐĞ͕ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘
DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶǁĂƐƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂďŽŝůŝŶŐƉŽŝŶƚĨƵĞůĞĚ
ďLJĐůĂŝŵƐŽĨǁŝĚĞƐƉƌĞĂĚǀŽƚĞƌĨƌĂƵĚĂŶĚĂƐƚŽůĞŶĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͘
WŽůŝƟĐĂůƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐǁĞƌĞŽŶƚŚĞƌŝƐĞŝŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐůĂƐƚ
LJĞĂƌĂƐǁĞůů͘dŚĞdĂůŝďĂŶƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽƉŽǁĞƌŝŶĨŐŚĂŶŝƐƚĂŶĂƐƚŚĞ
h͘^͘ǁŝƚŚĚƌĞǁŝƚƐŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞĂŌĞƌϮϬLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĮŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚ
ƉĞĂĐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐĞīŽƌƚƐ͕ŚŝŶĂƟŐŚƚĞŶĞĚŝƚƐŐƌŝƉŽŶ,ŽŶŐ<ŽŶŐ͕ĂŶĚ
ZƵƐƐŝĂďĞŐĂŶĂŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJďƵŝůĚƵƉĂůŽŶŐŝƚƐďŽƌĚĞƌǁŝƚŚhŬƌĂŝŶĞ͘
,ĞƌĞĂƚŚŽŵĞŝŶƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͕ƉůĂŶƐĨŽƌƌĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂƟŽŶǁŝĚĞƉĂƚĐŚǁŽƌŬŽĨƌƵůĞƐĨŽƌ
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŽĨ ƚƌŝĂů ĂŶĚ ĞƌƌŽƌ͕ ĂƐ
ƐŽŵĞƐĞĐƚŽƌƐǁĞƌĞƌĞŽƉĞŶĞĚŽŶůLJƚŽĐůŽƐĞĂŶĚƌĞŽƉĞŶĂŐĂŝŶ
ůĂƚĞƌĂƐĐŽƌŽŶĂǀŝƌƵƐŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶƌĂƚĞƐƌŽƐĞĂŶĚĨĞůůƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ͘DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐůŝŬĞƉĂĐŬŝŶŐŚŽƵƐĞƐ
ĂŶĚƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŚĂĚƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶŽƉĞŶǁŚŝůĞĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞƐĐĂƌĐŝƚLJŽĨǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ƌŝƐŝŶŐŝŶƉƵƚĐŽƐƚƐ͕ƉŽƌƚĐŽŶŐĞƐƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ĂĐŽŵƉůĞdžŵĂnjĞŽĨƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
The increased demand for low-carbon
feedstocks in 2021 was apparent as
imports of tallow topped 333,300 mt,
up more than 37% from 2020, marking
the first year the United States was a
net importer of tallow. To put this in
perspective, since 2016, imports of
tallow have shot up a whopping 322%.
dŚĞ ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ ŝŐŶŝƚĞĚ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ƌĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ũŽď
ƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶ͕ƐƉĂǁŶŝŶŐĂƐƚĞĞƉƌŝƐĞŝŶƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂƐŬŝůůƐŐĂƉ͕
ĂŶĚǁŽƌŬĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚƐĨŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ͕ŚŝŐŚĞƌǁĂŐĞƐĂŶĚ
ĨƌŝŶŐĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘
tŚŝůĞ ŶĞǁƐ ŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞƐ ŝŶ ŚĞĂůƚŚ
ĐĂƌĞ͕ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĨŽŽĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ
ďĞĐĂŵĞĐŽŵŵŽŶƉůĂĐĞ͕ǁŚŝƚĞͲĐŽůůĂƌũŽďƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞĐƚŽƌ
ǁĞƌĞŶŽƚŝŵŵƵŶĞƚŽǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞƚƵƌŶŽǀĞƌŝŶϮϬϮϭ͘
ZĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJ ĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ
ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͛Ɛ ŶŝŵĂů ĂŶĚ WůĂŶƚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ /ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ƐĂǁ Ă ƐƚĞĞƉ ƌŝƐĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ
ŚĂĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐ ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƐ ƚŽ ďĂĐŬĮůů ƚŚĞ
ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ͘ KŶͲƐŝƚĞ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ Ăƚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ĨĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐ
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