Beyond Soy and Fishmeal: How Insect Protein is Transforming Animal Feed Economics

Key points

• Black soldier fly larvae and mealworms offer land efficient alternatives to soy and fishmeal in animal feed.
• Insect farming supports circular economics by converting organic waste into high value livestock nutrition.
• Scaling production requires overcoming initial infrastructure costs to achieve price parity with traditional commodities.
• Adopting insect meal helps stabilize supply chains against climate disruptions and grain market volatility.

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Sources and methodology

Reported from the public datasets below.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Consumer Price Index, food away from home
• Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Food services and drinking places series
• U.S. Census Bureau - Monthly Retail Trade, food services

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