# Seafood Media Group - Worldnews - Global Marine Ingredients Crisis Persists: Prolonged Supply Shortage in Peru and Depleted Chinese Stocks Keep Prices at Record Highs

> A marine ingredients report says fishmeal and fish oil supply remains constrained in the second half of 2026 by El Niño-related oceanographic problems off Peru and Chile. Peru's reduced 1.91 million tonne quota, juvenile-fish closures and depleted Asian stocks are cited as keeping prices near record levels.

- Date: 2026-09-24 · published 2026-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17567-seafood-media-group-worldnews-global-marine-ingredients-crisis-persists
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent supply shortfalls and low inventories in Asia point to continued upward pressure on fishmeal prices, raising feed costs for aquaculture and livestock buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- seafood.media: https://www.seafood.media/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?day=24&id=139457&l=e&monthyear=&ndb=1+target%3D&special=

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