US animal protein prices were steady day on day on Monday January 13.

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March soybean meal moved higher for Monday on a round of technical buying, mostly from supportive soybean prices. Soybean meal closed the day at $307.80 per short ton, up by $9.50 per ton from Friday’s close of $298.30 per ton.

US hog slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecast hog slaughter at 2.625 million head for the week to…