# Growing interest in alternative feeds – World Fishing

> The Future of Fish Feed initiative and its Feed Innovation Network are promoting alternative ingredients to replace wild-caught fish in aquafeed. The article cites FAO estimates that about 18.9 million tonnes of wild fish are used annually for fishmeal and fish oil, and that wild seafood supply could fall 25% by 2030.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64609-growing-interest-in-alternative-feeds-world-fishing
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Projected declines in wild-catch supply and pressure to substitute ingredients support fishmeal prices over the long term while accelerating demand for plant proteins. The effect on current prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-03-30 | [Alternatives sought to fishmeal use in broiler feeds in developing markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54224-alternatives-sought-to-fishmeal-use-in-broiler-feeds-in-developing-markets.md) | -6.2% | -11.7% |
| SBM | 2022-07-11 | [FAS report shares growing demand for feed in China \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40470-fas-report-shares-growing-demand-for-feed-in-china-meat-poultry.md) | -7.9% | +4.5% |
| SBM | 2026-06-24 | [Global fishmeal output fell 28% in Q1 2026 as aquafeed industry accelerates search for alternatives \| eFeedLink](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18876-global-fishmeal-output-fell-28-in-q1-2026-as-aquafeed-industry-accelerates.md) | +0.1% | +4.2% |
| SBM | 2022-06-19 | [Grain and Oilseeds: world markets and trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41073-grain-and-oilseeds-world-markets-and-trade.md) | -0.7% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 2019-04-25 | [Southeast Asia-Growing Meat Demand, Feedstuffs Imports - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59705-southeast-asia-growing-meat-demand-feedstuffs-imports-proag.md) | -1.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- worldfishing.net: https://www.worldfishing.net/news/new-horizons/growing-interest-in-alternative-feeds/

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