# Peru: El Niño delays anchovy fishing season

> El Niño has delayed Peru's anchovy fishing season from mid-April to mid-June. Surveys show anchovy biomass has deepened to around 100 meters and is mostly juvenile, with sea temperatures expected to keep rising into July.

- Date: 2023-05-25 · published 2023-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35843-peru-el-nino-delays-anchovy-fishing-season
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The delay and juvenile-heavy catch limit fishmeal availability, supporting fishmeal prices and increasing demand for soymeal as a replacement protein.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2023-06-01 | [Peru anchovy firms concerned over El Niño-driven delays to main fishing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35841-peru-anchovy-firms-concerned-over-el-nino-driven-delays-to-main-fishing-season.md) | +2.6% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2026-08-01 | [Alert: El Niño slams Peruvian anchovy catch, fishmeal supply…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4744-alert-el-nino-slams-peruvian-anchovy-catch-fishmeal-supply.md) | -0.8% | +3.6% |
| SBM | 2023-07-05 | [El Niño hits Peruvian fishing industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34939-el-nino-hits-peruvian-fishing-industry.md) | +0.6% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/peru-el-nino-delays-anchovy-fishing-season

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