# China leans on domestic marine ingredients as El Niño squeezes fishmeal imports

> China's aquaculture sector continues to expand on stronger domestic marine ingredient output. El Niño has reduced raw material availability in Peru and Chile, with IFFO attributing much of the expected global decline to South America, Northern Europe and parts of Asia.

- Date: 2026-08-27 · published 2026-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17982-china-leans-on-domestic-marine-ingredients-as-el-nino-squeezes-fishmeal-imports
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced South American and European catches tighten global fishmeal and fish oil supply, supporting prices and encouraging substitution toward plant proteins in feed.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-08-26 | [El Niño disrupts marine ingredient production, IFFO reports - Feed & Additive Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17375-el-nino-disrupts-marine-ingredient-production-iffo-reports-feed-and-additive.md) | +4.1% | +7.6% |
| SBM | 2018-12-05 | [SHIC Global and Domestic Disease Monitoring Reports Posted – American Association of Swine Veterinarians](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61448-shic-global-and-domestic-disease-monitoring-reports-posted-american-association.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2016-12-31 | [China will rely on pork imports - prices over €3 / kg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73455-china-will-rely-on-pork-imports-prices-over-3-kg.md) | -1.0% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2026-08-19 | [Seafood Media Group - Worldnews - China Faces a New Surge in Fishmeal Prices as Peru Keeps Anchovy Fisheries Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17981-seafood-media-group-worldnews-china-faces-a-new-surge-in-fishmeal-prices-as.md) | +1.6% | +9.6% |
| SBM | 2021-07-30 | [ASF’s effects on feed demand in China, Germany \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46075-asf-s-effects-on-feed-demand-in-china-germany-feed-strategy.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- agnavigator.com: https://www.agnavigator.com/Article/2026/08/27/china-leans-on-domestic-marine-ingredients-as-el-nino-squeezes-fishmeal-imports/

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