# Seafood Media Group - Worldnews - China Faces a New Surge in Fishmeal Prices as Peru Keeps Anchovy Fisheries Restricted

> Fishmeal inventories at major Chinese ports have fallen to near five-year lows, according to week 32 data. Peru has kept its North-Central anchovy fishery suspended, and IFFO projects an annual Asian fishmeal deficit of 1.2 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-08-19 · published 2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17981-seafood-media-group-worldnews-china-faces-a-new-surge-in-fishmeal-prices-as
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Low Chinese port stocks combined with a projected 1.2 million tonne deficit point to sustained upward pressure on fishmeal prices and reduced inclusion in feed rations.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-10-12 | [Peru cancels second anchovy season with super prime fishmeal prices in China back at record high - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/514-peru-cancels-second-anchovy-season-with-super-prime-fishmeal-prices-in-china.md) | -2.5% | — |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [IFFO directors: Peru faces 6-month fishmeal, fish oil supply gap; Chinese buyers seek alternatives - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1337-iffo-directors-peru-faces-6-month-fishmeal-fish-oil-supply-gap-chinese-buyers.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Global fishmeal crisis to extend into 2027 as Peru shutdown reshapes supply, trade - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1336-global-fishmeal-crisis-to-extend-into-2027-as-peru-shutdown-reshapes-supply.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2023-08-21 | [Canceled Peru anchovy season costs industry $1 billion; fishmeal plants shut down for first time in 30 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34466-canceled-peru-anchovy-season-costs-industry-1-billion-fishmeal-plants-shut-down.md) | +2.6% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-03-28 | [African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60239-african-swine-fever-in-china-helps-boost-u-s-hog-prices-farm-policy-news.md) | +2.2% | +0.5% |
| SBO | 2019-11-29 | [China soy, palm oil markets surge on swine fever spillover – China Economic Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56158-china-soy-palm-oil-markets-surge-on-swine-fever-spillover-china-economic-review.md) | -0.3% | +14.4% |
| SBO | 2020-02-03 | [Canola oil demand rising as African swine fever reduces China's soybean crush - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54566-canola-oil-demand-rising-as-african-swine-fever-reduces-china-s-soybean-crush.md) | +3.4% | -4.6% |
| SBO | 2020-03-18 | [Coronavirus prompts palm plantation closures, world vegoil supply concerns \| Malaysiakini](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54232-coronavirus-prompts-palm-plantation-closures-world-vegoil-supply-concerns.md) | +5.2% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- seafood.media: https://www.seafood.media/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?country=0&day=19&df=0&id=139037&l=e&monthyear=8-2026&ndb=1&special=0

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