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Fishmeal

A protein feed made from fish, used in animal and fish feed

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Plain meaning
A protein feed made from fish, used in animal and fish feed
How to use it
Budget fish feed as the largest cost; it competes with poultry for the same inputs.
South African benchmark
South African aquaculture feed competes directly with poultry for soya and fishmeal (Article 87).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M13-U4
Calculate it
T-M13-03 Feed Budget
Library sources
LIB-A087, LIB-A088, LIB-P-Aquaculture
See also
Oilcake or meal
Aquaculture: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedAquaculture: how the business runsSold bykg of fish per cubic metre1Stock fingerlings2Feed3Grow4Harvest5Sell fresh or frozenZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Aquaculture Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M13 Aquaculture.