# Rising Feed Costs Stifle Shrimp Farmers' Gains Despite Increased Production Volumes

> Indian shrimp production volumes reportedly increased 3%, but farmers face rising costs for feed ingredients including fishmeal, fish oil and soybean meal. Industry representatives linked the cost pressure partly to El Niño and also cited weather-related increases in Vibrio bacteria affecting farm productivity; export demand was described as relatively stable.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T06:06:33.723Z
- Category: weather · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88734-rising-feed-costs-stifle-shrimp-farmers-gains-despite-increased-production
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher fishmeal and soybean meal costs raise aquaculture production expenses and could reduce shrimp farmers' margins or future supply if they cannot pass costs through. The reported El Niño and disease pressures also threaten production efficiency.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: neutral
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-01-23 | [Protein Feed Prices Rising \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37907-protein-feed-prices-rising-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +1.2% | +4.4% |
| SBM | 2016-12-08 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Growth in global fish production slows, aquaculture increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73570-aquafeed-com-growth-in-global-fish-production-slows-aquaculture-increases.md) | -2.5% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2020-09-18 | [Producers delay sowing while waiting for proper rainfeeding conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50962-producers-delay-sowing-while-waiting-for-proper-rainfeeding-conditions.md) | +1.0% | +12.6% |
| SBM | 2022-02-11 | [Corn, soybean prices spike on reports of decreased yields \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42746-corn-soybean-prices-spike-on-reports-of-decreased-yields-feed-strategy.md) | -1.4% | +10.3% |
| SBM | 2022-02-16 | [Grains Production Estimates Slashed as Impact of La Niña Shows \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42622-grains-production-estimates-slashed-as-impact-of-la-nina-shows-cz-app.md) | +3.0% | +10.9% |

## Sources

- wealthova.in: https://wealthova.in/rising-feed-costs-stifle-shrimp-farmers-gains-despite-increased-production-volumes/

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