Animal Proteins

Animal Proteins

Poultry proteins remain in very good demand with feather meal, pet grade poultry by-product meal (PFG PBM) and chicken meal prices all trading higher this week. “I’d like to sell higher, I just haven’t got anything,” has been an oft heard quote this week. Limited raw material and holiday shutdowns have contributed to the tight nearby market. PFG PBM prices have historically traded higher in December and January. Over the last ten years, the Mid South market monthly average in December has been higher than November nine times, or 90 percent and January has finished higher than December at the same rate…

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01.21.2025

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