# Indonesian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum Pushes for Farm Certification, Less Fishmeal Use in Aquaculture - U.S. Soybean Export Council

> The U.S. Soybean Export Council reports that Indonesian aquaculture forum members pushed for certified farms and less fishmeal use in feed. Certified farms and feedmills are expected to shift toward soybean meal, with U.S. SSAP-certified soy promoted as a supply option.

- Date: 2018-01-01 · published 2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67070-indonesian-fisheries-and-aquaculture-forum-pushes-for-farm-certification-less
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A policy push to cut fishmeal use in Indonesian aquaculture would reduce fishmeal demand there and could increase soybean meal demand in that market.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- ussec.org: https://ussec.org/news/indonesian-fisheries-aquaculture-forum-pushes-farm-certification-fishmeal-aquaculture/

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