A new roadmap for the Scottish salmon industry also includes a commitment to becoming a net-zero in greenhouse gas emissions before 2045 and being 100% reliant on renewable energy.
FAO lowers forecast for world cereal production, but this year’s output still expected to reach an all-time high.
The latest edition of EUMOFA’s “EU Fish Market” reports a declining production from both fishery and aquaculture sectors and declining consumption for the three most consumed species.
The overall sales of veterinary antibiotics in European countries dropped by more than 34% between 2011 and 2018.
The Norwegian annual survey of undesirable substances in fish feeds does not show exceedances of limit values for organic or inorganic environmental toxins.
The latest Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2019 reveals that the finfish sector is on track to achieve its sustainable growth target of 210,000 tons by 2020.
The expected global cereal output still stands at 2,765 million tons, an all-time high and 58 million tons above the 2019 outturn.
Trade and markets can spur sustainable development and strengthen resilience to shocks, according to the latest edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets report, SOCO 2020.
The charter contains concrete feed sector actions at EU and national level and features animal nutrition solutions that can help increase the sustainability of livestock farming operations.
The aquaculture sector contributed approximately £885 million to the wider Scottish economy and supported 11,700 jobs in 2018, according to new research.
AgriFutures Australia published an Australian Seaweed Industry Blueprint that outlines plans for a $1.5 billion Australian seaweed industry that could employ 9,000 people and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10%.
The USDA’s Crop Production report reduced the forecast production of soybean and sunflower seed due to dry and hot conditions in August.
The report points to a trend in the Norwegian industry that responsibility is pulverized and a lack of a holistic approach to the challenges, which could be at the expense of animal welfare.
The latest GLOBEFISH Highlights issue contains a detailed quarterly update on market trends for a variety of major commodities, as well as an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the main produced species.
USDA forecasts that 2019/20 soybean exports from Brazil may swell to 93.5 million metric tons and a reduction in global sunflower seed production.
If sustainably managed, wild fisheries and mariculture could help meet the rising demand for food in the long term.
Norwegian researchers examined 13,725 samples to monitor the status of illegal substances, pharmaceuticals and contaminants in Norwegian farmed fish and found no illegal drugs and some lice medicine below the limit.
Asia continues to be an attractive market for investments in aquafeed, given its large market size, growth potential and the general trend toward industrialization, according to a recent Rabobank report.
The Soy Aquaculture Alliance commissioned a report that concluded that the growth of the U.S. catfish industry, among other species, can have a major impact on increasing overall demand for U.S. soybeans.
MarinTrust reports that more than 50% of all marine ingredients produced worldwide are now certified under the MarinTrust program and the organization wants to raise the bar and achieve 75% certification, under evaluation or program improvement by 2025.
