US weekly MBM average prices under downward pressure; bonemeal up

Author: Alexandra Watts

US weekly MBM average prices under downward pressure; bonemeal up

US weekly animal protein markets were highly mixed in the week to Friday February 14, with rising prices for bloodmeal (BM) and poultry by-product, but declines in meat and bonemeal (MBM).

An increase in avian bird flu cases led to reduced commercial flocks, weighing on meat MBM prices as buyers’ needs decreased, according to market sources.

In the Missouri River region, the bulk of trade for ruminant MBM was done in a range of $130-290 per short ton in the week to...

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