The new center is located within the Research Center in Food and Development (CIAD) in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and will perform tests and disease challenges on shrimp.
Success Farm Index is an economic performance index that is now available for the Chilean salmon farming industry.
The company opened a new extrusion line at its Ecuadorian facility that will bring the factory close to 200,000 tons of total production capacity and introduced a new high-end shrimp diet.
The oil, shipped from New Orleans, will be included as a partial replacement for fish oil in Chilean salmon feed.
The company has just successfully reached the first milestone of its trial to produce Atlantic salmon without marine ingredients.
C.Vale, one of the largest Brazilian cooperatives, will build a new soy plant in Pallottine, Brazil with the capacity to process 2,500 tons of soybeans per day for the production of animal feed.
The acquisition aims to expand Zhengchang’s international business and increase its international influence.
A floating dock in Puerto Cabulco in Los Lagos region, in Southern Chile, collapsed with approximately 288 tons of salmon feed.
Chilean researchers, together with Cargill, found that alginate-encapsulated Piscirickettsia salmonis antigens incorporated in feed allow salmon to acquire an immune response similar to that of injectable vaccines.
The company has increased the feed delivery in the region in recent years and suggests improving feed logistics to face the challenges that salmon farming is facing in this area.
The company signed an electricity supply contract with the Norwegian energy producer, Statkraft, that will cover the electrical demand for all Skretting operations in the country until 2025.
The Ecuadorian shrimp sector announced a serious contraction in its production and exports as a result of the market crisis and reduced demand.
This case was part of a set of complaints that Sernapesca filed against companies that produce and commercialize fishmeal from the Biobío region that ended with more than 7,500 tons of fishmeal seized.
The Chilean research center, which provides research services to different industry players, is currently working on several projects, including different trials for Skretting ARC Norway, DSM and countries such as Canada and Australia.
Panama small pelagics fishery is working to meet the full requirements of MarinTrust certification through an industry-led multi-stakeholder effort.
Mexican producers exported fishmeal and fish oil to 18 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia worth $144 million.
Marine Farm, Mowi, Australis and Caleta Bay were the awarded companies with high-energy diets as the main feed strategy adopted.
With more than 17 million coho salmon and 28 million Atlantic salmon harvested, the company reached FCRs close to 1.0 when utilizing its functional and high-energy diets.
Zinpro Corporation promoted José Ramón Páez Manrique to Mexico account manager – specialty to lead the company’s expansion in the aquaculture and pet market for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Australis and Salmones Austral showed the best performance for salmon and trout during 2019 with FCR ranging from 0.96 to 1.11.
