US feathermeal (FM) exports decreased month on month in December, while inedible meat meal (IE MM) exports increased, according to data from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Trade System (FAS GATS) released on Tuesday February 5.

FM exports in December totaled 10,350 tonnes, down by 49.2% year on year and down by 36.2% from the three-year average.

For the year, 2024 exports totaled 189,898 tonnes, down by 32.3% from 2023. Export levels dropped in the third and fourth quarters of 2024, lowering the year-to-date volume significantly, on accounts of diminished buyer interest.

Domestic FM usage was 18,245 tonnes in December, an increase of 8,581 tonnes over the three-year average.

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