# Tight Feather Meal Supply Driving Prices Higher - The Jacobsen

> Feather meal prices rose again on limited supply, with spot values lifted by higher bids for short covering. The Delmarva market averaged $437.50, about 99.8% of the March soybean meal price. Meat and bone meal prices also moved higher for ruminant and porcine material as international interest grew.

- Date: 2021-01-06 · published 2021-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49258-tight-feather-meal-supply-driving-prices-higher-the-jacobsen
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tight animal protein supply and shipping disruptions such as rail interruptions, container shortages and port congestion support higher protein byproduct prices, which compete with soybean meal in feed rations.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲
- SBM: neutral

## Sources

- thejacobsen.com: https://thejacobsen.com/2021/01/06/tight-feather-meal-supply-driving-prices-higher/

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