# Feedlot: The critical point is shifting from aquafeed production volumes to raw materials

> Russian aquafeed production has grown fivefold over the past five years, reaching 115,000 tonnes in 2025. It could rise to 160,000–170,000 tonnes in 2026, but expanding processing capacity has not resolved raw-material constraints: global fishmeal supply remains limited, some domestic protein ingredients are becoming more expensive, and feed vitamins remain highly import-dependent.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T00:06:50.598Z
- Category: trade · region Russia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90300-feedlot-the-critical-point-is-shifting-from-aquafeed-production-volumes-to-raw
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Limited fishmeal availability and reliance on imported vitamins can raise aquafeed formulation costs even as domestic production expands. This creates upward price pressure for fishmeal and aquafeed inputs, while cheaper plant proteins may partly offset it.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-08-07 | [Another volatile year awaits in the feed ingredient market \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23431-another-volatile-year-awaits-in-the-feed-ingredient-market-the-national.md) | +6.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2019-12-12 | [These are the states benefiting the most from the $28-billion farm bailout - Marketplace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55569-these-are-the-states-benefiting-the-most-from-the-28-billion-farm-bailout.md) | +3.9% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2019-10-30 | [Soybean Prices are a Proxy for How the Trade War is Going - Global Trade Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56614-soybean-prices-are-a-proxy-for-how-the-trade-war-is-going-global-trade-magazine.md) | +0.4% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2019-01-08 | [Poultry Producers and Feed Millers Attend USSEC’s First Poultry Nutrition Conference in Algeria - U.S. Soybean Export Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61229-poultry-producers-and-feed-millers-attend-ussec-s-first-poultry-nutrition.md) | -2.4% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2019-04-24 | [Argentina touts its soymeal in China, seeking import approval \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59436-argentina-touts-its-soymeal-in-china-seeking-import-approval-the-western.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- sfera.fm: https://sfera.fm/articles/rybnaya/chto-budet-s-tsenami-na-korma-dlya-akvakultury-dva-vzglyada-na-rynok

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