# Scandinavians commercialise high-protein pig feed from gas - Farmers Weekly

> Unibio's UniProtein, a 72.9% crude protein powder made by a methanotrophic bacterium feeding on natural gas, is now replacing fermented soya and fishmeal in commercial Danish pig rations. The product is being sold through VJA on early adopter farms and licensed to an east-European client.

- Date: 2017-01-08 · published 2017-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73312-scandinavians-commercialise-high-protein-pig-feed-from-gas-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Gas-derived single-cell protein offers a new high-protein alternative to soymeal and fishmeal in pig and poultry rations, which could modestly cap demand for those proteins over time. The impact on prices is currently negligible given the small commercial scale.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/livestock-feed-nutrition/scandinavians-commercialise-hi-protein-feed-gas

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