Nutreco to expand fish feed business
Dutch animal feed firm Nutreco wants to produce more feed for fish species besides farmed salmon, Nutreco Chief Executive Wout Dekker told Reuters in an interview.
“The big winner of the past five years has been a very
cheap fish called pangasius, which is mainly produced in Vietnam, but also in
the Netherlands,” Dekker said. As western consumers become more
health-conscious, demand for fish has surged and aquaculture is booming.
cheap fish called pangasius, which is mainly produced in Vietnam, but also in
the Netherlands,” Dekker said. As western consumers become more
health-conscious, demand for fish has surged and aquaculture is booming.
More salmon is now farmed than fished wild, and appetites for both
high-value fish such as sea-bass and turbot and cheap white-fish such as
pangasius represent a growth opportunity.
Nutreco also wants to acquire
firms to help it develop ingredients that boost the nutritional value of animal
feed, making it less reliant on raw materials.
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