Market Activity

A load of porcine blood meal traded at $850 on what was otherwise a very quiet day. Meal futures were up this afternoon on what many were calling short covering ahead of the USDA report tomorrow. 

Protein prices gained some traction last week after spending much of 2015 is a gradual slide. Ruminant MBM prices were up $5/ton from the week prior while porcine MBM was up $4. Feather meal saw the biggest increase at $9 compared to the…