# Blood meal prices are at their lowest in years -  | Ag Proud

> Blood meal prices in the central U.S. have fallen to their lowest level since USDA began reporting the feedstuff in 2014, at $587.50 per ton as of October 17, 2017. Analysts link the decline to a buildup of supply from higher beef and pork slaughter.

- Date: 2017-11-01 · published 2017-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68095-blood-meal-prices-are-at-their-lowest-in-years-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher rendering volumes from increased slaughter add protein meal supply, pressuring prices for blood meal and meat and bone meal and reducing feed ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/31573-blood-meal-prices-are-at-their-lowest-in-years

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