# Part I: Feed alternatives -- the trouble with fishmeal | IntraFish.com

> IntraFish has started a five-part series on reducing fishmeal use in aquaculture feed and identifying economically viable alternatives. It notes that global fishmeal output is about 5 million tonnes and fish oil about 1 million tonnes, both relatively stable. Rising raw material prices are raising costs for feed producers and fish farmers.

- Date: 2017-02-07 · published 2017-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72579-part-i-feed-alternatives-the-trouble-with-fishmeal-intrafish-com
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently high fishmeal prices are pushing feed makers to substitute cheaper ingredients, which could cap long-run demand growth for fishmeal even as supply stays flat.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- intrafish.com: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/part-i-feed-alternatives-the-trouble-with-fishmeal/1-1-1210793

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