# Aquafeed.com |
   

   
    Fish feed from captured methane can be profitable, research finds

> A Stanford University study finds that protein made from methane-consuming bacteria can cost less to produce than conventional fishmeal when using certain US industrial methane sources. The authors say the approach could in principle meet global fishmeal demand with further cost reductions.

- Date: 2021-12-20 · published 2021-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43691-aquafeed-com-fish-feed-from-captured-methane-can-be-profitable-research-finds
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

This is a research finding only; it is a long-term potential substitute for fishmeal but has no near-term supply effect on prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-04-17 | [Key global natural gas production trends from 2017 - IEA - Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65702-key-global-natural-gas-production-trends-from-2017-iea-thoughtful-journalism.md) | -2.0% | +0.9% |
| NATGAS | 2017-10-17 | [Market flexibility is improving thanks to LNG and markets currently well supplied but gas security remains a concern - IEA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68636-market-flexibility-is-improving-thanks-to-lng-and-markets-currently-well.md) | +2.2% | +8.3% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-15 | [U.S. regulator releases report blaming Freeport LNG blast on inadequate processes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38860-u-s-regulator-releases-report-blaming-freeport-lng-blast-on-inadequate-processes.md) | +6.8% | +16.1% |
| NATGAS | 2019-02-01 | [EIA expects relatively flat natural gas prices, continued record production through 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61272-eia-expects-relatively-flat-natural-gas-prices-continued-record-production.md) | -8.2% | +7.2% |
| NATGAS | 2020-02-17 | [East coast gas prices appear too high and future supply is uncertain \| ACCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54774-east-coast-gas-prices-appear-too-high-and-future-supply-is-uncertain-accc.md) | -0.0% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/news/fish-feed-from-captured-methane-can-be-profitable-research-finds/

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