# Peru Set This Year's Anchovy Limit at 1.9 Million Tonnes. The Ocean Set It at 471,111.

> Peru's first 2026 anchoveta season was declared over in August with most of the 1.9 million tonne quota uncaught. The quota was 36.2% below 2025 levels and set at about 27% of estimated biomass.

- Date: 2026-09-21 · published 2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17376-peru-set-this-year-s-anchovy-limit-at-1-9-million-tonnes-the-ocean-set-it-at
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A season closed with most of the quota unfished confirms a shortfall in fishmeal supply, supporting higher prices for fishmeal and fish oil used in feed.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- kinimato.substack.com: https://kinimato.substack.com/p/peru-set-this-years-anchovy-limit

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