Shortcode won't render in correct place - php

Question

I'm trying to output my shortcode content before the main content body, I simply cannot get it to work and nor can I find the answer.
If I use a simple string or number, it outputs in the correct place but when I try to output the table html it renders below the content.
EDIT: I've just checked the source code - the code renders in the correct order but is shown differently. I'm really confused.
My code is as follows:
/* SHORTCODES */
//inject code on initialization
add_action('init', 'ebs_register_shortcodes');
//register shortcodes
function ebs_register_shortcodes() {
add_shortcode('offer_table', 'ebs_table_shortcode');
}
function ebs_table_shortcode() {
$page_offers = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'offers_on_page', true);
$rank = 1;
//Table Content
$table = '<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Rank</th>
<th>Brands</th>
<th>User Rating</th>
<th>Signup Bonus</th>
<th>Key Features</th>
<th>Play Now</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>';
foreach ($page_offers as $index => $page_id) {
$table .= '<td>'.$rank.'</td>';
$table .= '<td>'.get_field('ebs_brand_logo', $page_id).'</td>';
if ( get_field('ebs_launch_date' !== '') ) {
$table .= '<td>'.get_field('ebs_launch_date', $page_id).'</td>';
}
$table .= '<td>'.get_field('ebs_rating', $page_id).'</td>';
//echo '<td>'.get_field('ebs_review_link', $page_id).'</td>';
$table .= '<td>'.get_field('ebs_signup_bonus', $page_id).'</td>';
$table .= '<td>'.get_field('ebs_key_features', $page_id).'</td>';
$table .= '<td>'.get_field('ebs_clean_link', $page_id).'</td>';
//$table .= '<td>'.get_field('ebs_brand_name', $page_id).'</td>';
$table .= '</tr>';
$rank++;
}
$table .= '</tbody><br>';
//return the table
return $table;
}
Thankyou in advance for any help!

Answer 1

SOLVED!
The issue was a missing tag.