Fish meal volatility is squeezing feed formulation costs
Fish meal remains one of the most widely used protein ingredients in animal feed, prized for its digestibility and amino-acid profile. But its price and availability move with wild-catch volumes and global demand, and that volatility feeds directly into the cost of every formulation that relies on it.
Reducing exposure to that single ingredient has become a practical priority for feed producers. Vietnam Food Joint Stock Company (VNF) approached the problem from Vietnam’s shrimp value chain, where processing generates large volumes of shrimp raw material that can be converted into high-value nutrition rather than treated as waste.
VNF Shrimp Peptide delivers highly digestible protein from Vietnamese shrimp material
VNF Shrimp Peptide from Vietnam Food Joint Stock Company (VNF) contains 55–65% protein that is deeply hydrolyzed by specialty enzymes into short-chain peptides and free amino acids, so animals digest and absorb it efficiently. In feed, VNF Shrimp Peptide helps raise palatability, improve weight gain and optimize the feed conversion ratio (FCR).
The ingredient is also built for responsible supply chains. VNF Shrimp Peptide is MarinTrust certified and fits production systems aligned with ASC, BAP and GlobalG.A.P. standards — an assurance that matters to buyers who need to document the origin and sustainability of their feed inputs.
Trial results on pigs point to better performance and lower cost pressure
In a feeding trial on pigs, replacing part of the ration with VNF Shrimp Peptide kept feed intake at an equivalent level while total weight gain improved by more than 5% and FCR fell by more than 4%. For a producer, that combination means the same appetite response with more output per unit of feed.
Beyond the numbers, VNF Shrimp Peptide lets a business hold its nutritional efficiency, optimize formulation cost and stay more resilient when the fish meal market moves. Because it is made from shrimp raw material, it also adds value to a co-product stream and supports more sustainable animal nutrition.
As feed makers look to de-risk protein sourcing, shrimp-derived peptides are emerging as a credible fish meal replacement that ties nutrition to circular use of local raw materials. The work of Vietnam Food Joint Stock Company (VNF) on VNF Shrimp Peptide shows how a Vietnamese by-product stream can be turned into a competitive feed ingredient — one answer to the wider industry challenge of feeding livestock efficiently without leaning so heavily on a volatile global commodity.#VNF #VietnamFoodJSC #VNFShrimpPeptide #ShrimpPeptide #FishMealReplacement #FeedIngredients #HydrolyzedShrimpProtein #MarinTrust #AquaFeed #SustainableAnimalNutrition