Seafood demand recovery will be expected to continue in the first half of 2022, supporting prices, provided Omicron does not send the world into prolonged lockdowns.
Over the last decade, EU production of gilthead seabream slightly increased by 5%, principally due to the expansion of aquaculture.
Donau Soja and Europe Soya certified farms reported 715,000 tons of certified soya from 11 European countries after the 2021 harvest.
The eleventh edition of Alltech’s annual feed production survey estimated that international feed tonnage has increased by 2.3%, to 1.235 billion metric tons of feed produced in 2021.
The survey, which includes key global trends, ingredient contamination rates and regional mycotoxin prevalence data, found increasing mycotoxin prevalence in the past four years.
Global soybean production for 2021/22 has been reduced by 9.2 million tons to 372.56 million metric tons in response to lower yields in South American crops, according to USDA Oil crop outlook report.
IFFO reports that the total cumulative productions of both fishmeal and fish oil of the countries considered in its report were 6% higher during the first 11 months of 2021.
The report found that the overall performance has plateaued or slipped and significant environmental and social challenges persist in key production regions.
IFFO reported an increase in 2021 cumulative production of fishmeal by 5% and of fish oil by 8%.
The 2021 report found that aquaculture companies, primarily salmon companies, continue to perform better than animal protein producers on all risk factors.
The 2021 Global Aquaculture Production Survey and Analysis reported high growth of Ecuador’s shrimp production and tilapia in Brazil and predicts Iceland as major producer in the global salmon sector.
The plan calls for more antimicrobial resistance-related research and surveillance in the crop, aquaculture and environment sectors.
For the next season, Donau Soja forecasts an increase in soybean area in Europe due to the increase of the price of nitrogen fertilizer, with a reduction in maize area that demands more fertilizer.
The Norwegian aquaculture industry uses fewer antibiotics than any other animal farming, and in 2020, 99% of Norwegian salmon were never treated with any form of antibiotic, according to a Norwegian Seafood Council report.
A new report from the Changing Markets Foundation, Feedback and partner NGOs said that retailers turn a blind eye to the impacts of farmed fish despite years of warnings.
A new edition of EUMOFA’s The EU Fish Market 2021 Edition reports that total EU aquaculture production increased by 130,554 tons, an 11% increase from 2010 to 2019.
FAO’s new Food Outlook report examines drivers of rising prices of food commodities, freight and agricultural inputs.
EUMOFA released a new case study assessing the supply chain of the rainbow trout in the EU.
The total cumulative productions of the countries considered in the IFFO report during the first eight months of 2021 were higher year on year, with fishmeal up by 6.5% and fish oil up by 12%.
Eighty seven percent of the soybeans processed in the EU in 2020 were sourced from regions with a low risk of deforestation, according to FEDIOL’s latest report.
