# Net loss: the high price of salmon farming | Fishing | The Guardian

> The Guardian reports that the rising cost of fishmeal is adding pressure on salmon farming economics. Fishmeal is cited as around 40% of the cost of raising farmed salmon. The article also raises sustainability criticism of the sector.

- Date: 2020-09-15 · published 2020-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51215-net-loss-the-high-price-of-salmon-farming-fishing-the-guardian
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

High fishmeal costs squeeze farmed salmon margins, which keeps fishmeal demand from aquaculture sensitive to its price.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/sep/15/net-loss-the-high-price-of-salmon-farming

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