# Ukraine crisis set to increase cost of aquafeed ingredients - Undercurrent News

> Undercurrent News reports that the Ukraine crisis is expected to raise the cost of aquafeed ingredients. The piece frames the war as a driver of higher input prices for fish feed producers in March 2022.

- Date: 2022-03-04 · published 2022-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42367-ukraine-crisis-set-to-increase-cost-of-aquafeed-ingredients-undercurrent-news
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Fishmeal and other protein and oil ingredients used in aquafeed are likely to tighten as Black Sea grain and vegoil flows are disrupted, pushing up feed formulation costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Energy crisis tests Ecuador's shrimp industry as it pursues greater efficiency and growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1345-aquafeed-com-energy-crisis-tests-ecuador-s-shrimp-industry-as-it-pursues.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2022-02-28 | [Impact Of Russia-Ukraine War On Amino Acid Market-reachever.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43034-impact-of-russia-ukraine-war-on-amino-acid-market-reachever-com.md) | +4.2% | +9.0% |
| SBM | 2025-02-11 | [Ukraine's Decreased Grain Production Creates Opportunities for Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14231-ukraine-s-decreased-grain-production-creates-opportunities-for-russia.md) | -1.2% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2022-02-25 | [Canadian farmers face volatility as war in Ukraine creates swings in global market for grains, oilseeds \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9677-canadian-farmers-face-volatility-as-war-in-ukraine-creates-swings-in-global.md) | -0.1% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2022-03-04 | [Meat producers expect production cost increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42399-meat-producers-expect-production-cost-increase.md) | +8.6% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2022/03/04/ukraine-crisis-set-to-increase-cost-of-aqua-feed-ingredients/

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