# Aquafeed.com |
   

   
    India fishmeal industry is on strike

> Indian fishmeal producers and oil manufacturers have been on strike since August 1 to protest GST on fishmeal and related products. The GST was first set as taxable, then exempted, and then reinstated with retrospective effect. Fifty-six units in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are affected.

- Date: 2019-08-22 · published 2019-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57667-aquafeed-com-india-fishmeal-industry-is-on-strike
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The strike removes a meaningful share of Indian fishmeal output, tightening supply for shrimp and fish feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/commodities/commodity-news/india-fishmeal-industry-is-on-strike/

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