# Juvenile anchovy concerns prompt plea for suspension of Peru's second fishing season - Undercurrent News

> Industry members have asked for Peru's second fishing season to be suspended due to high catches of juvenile anchovy. The request follows concerns about stock health during the season.

- Date: 2023-11-27 · published 2023-11-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33073-juvenile-anchovy-concerns-prompt-plea-for-suspension-of-peru-s-second-fishing
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A suspension would remove a key source of fishmeal supply for the season, which would tighten global protein meal markets and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2018-01-25 | [Peru orders anchovy season closure - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66915-peru-orders-anchovy-season-closure-undercurrent-news.md) | -1.2% | +10.2% |
| 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 | 2026-04-27 | [Peru shuts most anchovy fishing grounds amid high juvenile catch, fishmeal prices lift - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19619-peru-shuts-most-anchovy-fishing-grounds-amid-high-juvenile-catch-fishmeal.md) | -0.0% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2023/11/27/juvenile-anchovy-concerns-prompt-plea-for-suspension-of-perus-second-fishing-season/

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