# Alternative feed ingredients to reduce aquaculture’s dependence on wild fish - SEAFDEC/AQD

> SEAFDEC/AQD describes the paradox of aquaculture depending on wild-caught fish for feed and promotes alternative ingredients. It notes feed can exceed 50% of farm production costs and that plant proteins like soybean meal and wheat gluten have served as lower-cost substitutes.

- Date: 2019-04-04 · published 2019-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Southeast Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59683-alternative-feed-ingredients-to-reduce-aquaculture-s-dependence-on-wild-fish
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Continued push toward plant-based substitutes shifts demand toward soybean meal and other plant proteins, a mild bearish factor for fishmeal demand over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- seafdec.org.ph: https://www.seafdec.org.ph/2019/alternative-feed-ingredients-to-reduce-aquacultures-dependence-on-wild-fish/

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