# Shortages of capelin, blue whiting in Norway see far more herring end up as fishmeal in 2022 - Undercurrent News

> Norway saw shortages of capelin and blue whiting in 2022, which pushed far more herring into fishmeal production. The shift reflects tight supply of traditional raw materials for reduction plants. The article reports on this change in the 2022 fishmeal output mix.

- Date: 2023-01-03 · published 2023-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Norway · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37888-shortages-of-capelin-blue-whiting-in-norway-see-far-more-herring-end-up-as
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Diverting herring into fishmeal adds some supply but signals tight raw fish availability in Northern Europe, which supports fishmeal prices. The effect on global prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2023/01/03/shortages-of-capelin-blue-whiting-in-norway-see-far-more-herring-end-up-as-fishmeal-in-2022/

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