Market Activity

Trading was quiet in the protein market today with buyers cautious after a $30 drop in the Sep bean meal price over the last several days. A load of ruminant traded at $390 out of the Mo. River market and another traded at the same price out of the Panhandle.

Protein prices continued to rise last week with double digit increases seen in the feather meal and porcine MBM markets. Ruminant MBM prices, while still on the upswing, have slowed a bit with a $5…