# As fishmeal shortage nears, stakeholders call for controlled ramp up of insect feed production

> Industry sources warn fishmeal shortages could emerge as early as 2028 and call for easier EU rules on insect feed. Aquaculture feed production is forecast to expand by 12 million tonnes by 2033.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22046-as-fishmeal-shortage-nears-stakeholders-call-for-controlled-ramp-up-of-insect
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Long-term fishmeal shortage expectations support higher future fishmeal prices and growing demand for alternative proteins such as insect meal, though the impact on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-05-07 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Fishmeal production falls sharply in early 2026 as fish oil shows resilience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19162-aquafeed-com-fishmeal-production-falls-sharply-in-early-2026-as-fish-oil-shows.md) | +7.3% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2026-05-22 | [IFFO: Fishmeal production down, fish oil holds firmer ground - Feed & Additive Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19165-iffo-fishmeal-production-down-fish-oil-holds-firmer-ground-feed-and-additive.md) | -1.0% | -10.5% |
| SBM | 2017-01-28 | [3.7% rise in animal feed production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73101-3-7-rise-in-animal-feed-production.md) | -3.3% | -3.5% |
| SBM | 2020-12-15 | [Surging feed prices will test recovery in US animal protein production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49813-surging-feed-prices-will-test-recovery-in-us-animal-protein-production.md) | +8.3% | +20.7% |
| SBM | 2020-11-30 | [Projections for feed prices up sharply: USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50233-projections-for-feed-prices-up-sharply-usda.md) | -2.4% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- seafoodsource.com: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/as-fishmeal-shortage-nears-stakeholders-call-for-controlled-ramp-up-of-insect-feed-production

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