# Fishmeal squeeze opens new market for poultry protein - Food & Agribusiness

> European salmon farms are increasingly using rendered poultry proteins such as chicken meal and oil in feed, with Lerøy, Grieg, SalMar and Mowi moving in this direction. The shift is driven by fishmeal prices that have nearly doubled over two years amid disruption to Peruvian anchovy fisheries.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:25.904Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2057-fishmeal-squeeze-opens-new-market-for-poultry-protein-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising fishmeal prices are pushing aquaculture buyers toward poultry by-products, which could widen demand for rendered poultry protein and support prices for poultry meal while easing some fishmeal demand.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/poultry/fishmeal-squeeze-opens-new-market-for-poultry-protein

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