The Peruvian authorities have announced the commencement of the first fishing season for anchovy and white anchovy in the North-Centre region starting on April 16, 2024.
Anticipated improvements in anchovy fishing conditions during the first half of 2024 in Peru are expected to bring about a positive correction in fishmeal prices, as outlined in an industry note.
Startups and research institutes have long seen insects as a more sustainable possibility for animal feed. Farmers too are increasingly open to switching to new kinds of feed as they seek to make their sector more sustainable. "Beneficial insects are fundamentally capable of converting unusable biomass or food by-products into high-quality fats, proteins and fertilizers," says Bernhard Krüsken, secretary general of the German Farmers' Association. At present, however, they only play a negligible
The feed ingredients basket has seen substantial turbulence throughout 2023. As in the past, resilience has prevailed. Priorities should remain volumes, responsible sourcing, and accountability, Petter Martin Johannessen, director general of the IFFO, tell us.
Rabobank’s newly released outlook for how animal protein sectors will play out next year warns that El Niño is likely to persist throughout the first half of 2024.