# Peru anchovy firms concerned over El Niño-driven delays to main fishing season

> PRODUCE delayed the main north-central anchovy season because El Niño has pushed fish deeper and closer to shore. Industry executives say the biomass is largely juvenile and the quota will be small.

- Date: 2023-06-01 · published 2023-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35841-peru-anchovy-firms-concerned-over-el-nino-driven-delays-to-main-fishing-season
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A delayed, low-quota season reduces fishmeal output at a time of seasonal demand, supporting higher fishmeal prices and substitute protein costs.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-01-12 | [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 | 2026-05-29 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    New temporary suspension of anchovy fishing in Peru](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19164-aquafeed-com-new-temporary-suspension-of-anchovy-fishing-in-peru.md) | -3.9% | -10.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- seafoodsource.com: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/premium/supply-trade/peru-anchovy-firms-concerned-over-el-ni-o-driven-delays-to-main-fishing-season

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