# Week 19 Peru fishmeal short widens to 75,000t on idle fleet - Undercurrent News

> The Peruvian fishmeal supply shortfall for week 19 widened to 75,000 tonnes as the fishing fleet stayed idle. The gap reflects the ongoing fishing halt.

- Date: 2026-05-11 · published 2026-05-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19363-week-19-peru-fishmeal-short-widens-to-75-000t-on-idle-fleet-undercurrent-news
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A growing weekly shortfall reduces available fishmeal for export and supports higher prices for the protein-meal complex. Buyers may turn to soybean meal to cover the gap.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2025-11-13 | [Europe faces 150,000t fishmeal shortfall in 2026 amid pelagic quota cuts - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22045-europe-faces-150-000t-fishmeal-shortfall-in-2026-amid-pelagic-quota-cuts.md) | -0.4% | -6.8% |
| SBM | 2023-06-19 | [Peru's canceled anchovy season puts boosters on fishmeal prices in China - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35569-peru-s-canceled-anchovy-season-puts-boosters-on-fishmeal-prices-in-china.md) | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| SBM | 2017-11-24 | [Peruvian fishmeal prices spike on lower-than-expected anchovy quota - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67889-peruvian-fishmeal-prices-spike-on-lower-than-expected-anchovy-quota.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-12-23 | [Fishmeal prices jump as Peru partially suspends anchovy fishing - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55486-fishmeal-prices-jump-as-peru-partially-suspends-anchovy-fishing-undercurrent.md) | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2019-06-28 | [Peru bans anchovy fishing for 10 days, drawing season to likely close - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58492-peru-bans-anchovy-fishing-for-10-days-drawing-season-to-likely-close.md) | -2.7% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2026/05/11/week-19-peru-fishmeal-short-widens-to-75000t-on-idle-fleet/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.