Feed companies are yet to feel the negative impacts from Covid-19, however, research and development is not a compromise in the meantime, Rabobank Senior Analyst Gorjan Nikolik told IntraFish.

The seafood industry in general is already suffering due to the vastly reduced foodservice demand as a result of worldwide lockdowns and closures.

"Eventually there will be a negative impact, but it's not dramatic since they are big companies and tend to be well-financed," Nikolik said.