# Aquafeed.com |
   

   
    Global Shrimp Forum: Shrimp feed demand rises as industry looks to novel ingredients

> Global Shrimp Forum data shows farmed shrimp output rose to 5.88 million tons in 2024 and marine ingredient use in aquafeed is growing more slowly than total feed. Fishmeal production is projected to rise 4% in 2025 while fishmeal prices rise even as soybean meal prices fall.

- Date: 2025-09-26 · published 2025-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22959-aquafeed-com-global-shrimp-forum-shrimp-feed-demand-rises-as-industry-looks-to
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Fishmeal prices are decoupling from soybean meal, indicating firm fishmeal demand and a premium over plant proteins for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/editors-picks/global-shrimp-forum-shrimp-feed-demand-rises-as-industry-looks-to-novel-ingredients/

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