US animal protein prices were steady to lower on Wednesday August 14, with most participants saying lower prices on Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean meal continue to pressure animal feed-related products.

Meat and bonemeal, ruminant, Illinois renderer fell to $210-230 per short ton on Wednesday on continued accounts of buyer pushback.

Pure beef meat and bonemeal was reported flat in the Mo. River region with a reported high of $310 per short ton.

The US East rail delivered meat and bonemeal, ruminant was lower at $355-365 per short ton on multiple load counts, down from $380-390 per short ton on Tuesday.

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