# Peruvian anchovy season nears end with 20% of quota uncaught - Undercurrent News

> Peru's second season anchovy fishing was nearing its end on January 30, 2023, with about 20% of the quota still uncaught. The season's late start and weather constraints had limited the catch.

- Date: 2023-01-30 · published 2023-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37695-peruvian-anchovy-season-nears-end-with-20-of-quota-uncaught-undercurrent-news
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A shortfall of roughly one-fifth of the anchovy quota reduces fishmeal supply for the year, which supports fishmeal prices and firms soymeal demand from feed mills.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-01-15 | [Peru closes anchovy season with unfulfilled quota](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32054-peru-closes-anchovy-season-with-unfulfilled-quota.md) | +1.1% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2024-01-12 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Peru’s second anchovy season closes with 75% of the quota landed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32053-aquafeed-com-peru-s-second-anchovy-season-closes-with-75-of-the-quota-landed.md) | -0.1% | -3.3% |
| 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 | 2026-08-20 | [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% |
| SBM | 2026-09-01 | [Peru ends North-Central anchovy season after lengthy pause](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17835-peru-ends-north-central-anchovy-season-after-lengthy-pause.md) | +0.3% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2023/01/30/peruvian-anchovy-season-nears-end-with-20-of-quota-uncaught/

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