# Peru ends North-Central anchovy season after lengthy pause

> PRODUCE has cancelled the rest of Peru's North-Central anchovy fishery, leaving over 1 million tonnes of quota uncaught. Catches reached only about 471,000 tonnes, and more than half of that was juvenile fish. The decision follows an IMARPE survey that found too many juveniles for fishing to resume, which the ministry linked to El Niño warming.

- Date: 2026-09-01 · published 2026-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17835-peru-ends-north-central-anchovy-season-after-lengthy-pause
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The cancellation removes a large share of expected 2026 fishmeal output from the market at a time when global marine ingredient supply is already weak. Buyers should expect firmer fishmeal prices and more reliance on plant proteins.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-01-12 | [Peru ends second anchovy season \| The Fish Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32058-peru-ends-second-anchovy-season-the-fish-site.md) | -0.1% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2026-08-20 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Peru officially ends first 2026 anchovy season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17834-aquafeed-com-peru-officially-ends-first-2026-anchovy-season.md) | +4.6% | +11.2% |
| SBM | 2023-05-25 | [Peru: El Niño delays anchovy fishing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35843-peru-el-nino-delays-anchovy-fishing-season.md) | -2.3% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2023-07-10 | [El Niño's dark cloud hangs over second Peru anchovy season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34936-el-nino-s-dark-cloud-hangs-over-second-peru-anchovy-season.md) | +3.9% | +8.0% |
| SBM | 2024-01-15 | [Peru closes anchovy season with unfulfilled quota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32054-peru-closes-anchovy-season-with-unfulfilled-quota.md) | +1.1% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- seafoodsource.com: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/peru-ends-north-central-anchovy-season-after-lengthy-pause

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