IFFO: Salmon farming consumes more than 50% of the world’s fish oil

During the annual meeting of the IFFO Marine Raw Materials Agency, Enrico Bachis, Director of IFFO’s Market Research Department, stated that the global aquaculture industry ’s demand for fish oil accounted for about 70% of the total output last year , most of which entered the salmon farming sector, especially Norway, Chile and Chile.
Canada and other major breeding countries
.
According to statistics, as the world's largest salmon farming country, Norway's annual fish oil imports account for about 20% of global production
.
The total amount of fish oil consumed by salmon feed globally in 2020 has increased by about 5%, and the current demand for fish oil by the salmon industry accounts for 55% of the total supply
.
In the past two years, the proportion of fish oil demand in various fields of global aquaculture has been changing
.
The demand for salmon and trout aquaculture continues to increase, and the demand for shrimp and crab aquaculture has declined
.
From 2019 to 2020, the demand for fish oil in the shrimp farming industry has dropped by about 6%
.
According to IFFO statistics, in 2020, the demand for fish oil in the aquaculture sector will increase by 3% over the previous year, the portion for direct human consumption will increase by 3%, and the other consumption portion (mainly pet food) will increase by about 5%
.
During the annual meeting of the IFFO Marine Raw Materials Agency, Enrico Bachis, Director of IFFO’s Market Research Department, stated that the global aquaculture industry ’s demand for fish oil accounted for about 70% of the total output last year , most of which entered the salmon farming sector, especially Norway, Chile and Chile.
Canada and other major breeding countries
.
Aquaculture fish oil salmon farming CanadaAccording to statistics, as the world's largest salmon farming country, Norway's annual fish oil imports account for about 20% of global production
.
The total amount of fish oil consumed by salmon feed globally in 2020 has increased by about 5%, and the current demand for fish oil by the salmon industry accounts for 55% of the total supply
.
In the past two years, the proportion of fish oil demand in various fields of global aquaculture has been changing
.
The demand for salmon and trout aquaculture continues to increase, and the demand for shrimp and crab aquaculture has declined
.
From 2019 to 2020, the demand for fish oil in the shrimp farming industry has dropped by about 6%
.
Aquaculture 　　According to IFFO statistics, in 2020, the demand for fish oil in the aquaculture sector will increase by 3% over the previous year, the portion for direct human consumption will increase by 3%, and the other consumption portion (mainly pet food) will increase by about 5%
.