February 26, 2013
Indonesia's 2013 aquafeed industry booms
Indonesia's aquafeed business prospects in 2013 are looking brighter as the sales of fish feed is expected to grow about 15%, while shrimp feedabout 30%.
This is according to the chairman of
aquaculture division from the Indonesian Feed Mill Association, Denny Indradjaja.
In 2012, sales of fish and shrimp feed reached one million tonnes and 250,000 tonnes, respectively.
"The increase in aquafeed sales in 2013 will be driven by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Affairs programme that revitalise the shrimp farms in the West Java area of a€？a€？1,000 hectares. This programme will further stimulate shrimp farming in Indonesia," said Indradjaja.
In addition to this, Indradjaja continued, the projected increase would also be boosted by the addition of production capacity by several feed mills. The feed mills that will increase its production capacity this year are Central Proteinaprima (CP group), Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, Malindo Feedmill and Sinta Prima Feedmill.