# New fish feed to address rising input costs — DA - BusinessWorld Online

> The Philippine Department of Agriculture described a joint SEAFDEC and NFRDI project to develop a low-cost milkfish and tilapia feed using corn and poultry by-products and copra meal in place of fishmeal. Field tests showed growth comparable to commercial feed.

- Date: 2022-06-14 · published 2022-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41041-new-fish-feed-to-address-rising-input-costs-da-businessworld-online
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Substituting local by-products for imported fishmeal could lower Philippine demand for imported protein, a modest bearish factor for fishmeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- bworldonline.com: https://bworldonline.com/economy/2022/06/14/454948/new-fish-feed-to-address-rising-input-costs-da/

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