Quiet Week of Trading

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Quiet Week of Trading

So far it has been a relatively quiet week throughout the trade as some traders are in Thailand for the POV meeting.  There will be good demand coming for all proteins going into Indonesia as the feed compounders fatten up their pipelines ahead of Ramadan which begins May 26 and continues for a month. MBM

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