US animal protein prices were steady to lower week on week on Friday May 17. Only light trade was reported for most of the week with several market participants attending the Fastmarkets Biofuels & Feedstocks Event in Chicago on May 13-15.

The weekly average for Fastmarkets’ assessment of bloodmeal, porcine, fob Iowa/Missouri/Nebraska was $1,045 per ton for the week to May 17, down by 0.95% week on week and by 12.73% month on month.

The weekly average for Fastmarkets’ assessment of meat and bone meal, porcine, fob Missouri River was $370 per short ton for the week to May 17, decreasing by 1.33% from a week before and by 8.75% reduction from a month before.

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