# Peru's Anchoveta Fishing Crisis: El Niño's Impact on the Industry (2026)

> Peru's government halted all anchoveta fishing in June 2026, turning a temporary suspension into a full closure by mid-August. The decision followed scientific warnings about a forecast super El Niño, expected to be the strongest since records began in the 1880s. Over 90 percent of the catch goes into fishmeal and fish oil, and fishmeal prices have reportedly surged to nearly $3,500 a tonne.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T06:07:01.607Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4040-peru-s-anchoveta-fishing-crisis-el-nino-s-impact-on-the-industry-2026
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Peru is the world's leading fishmeal exporter, so losing its anchoveta catch removes a major protein supply for aquaculture and livestock feed. Buyers will likely turn to soybean meal and other protein substitutes, lifting fishmeal and competing protein prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2023-11-27 | [Peru anchovy industry on edge as high number of juvenile fish and bad weather slow fishing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33072-peru-anchovy-industry-on-edge-as-high-number-of-juvenile-fish-and-bad-weather.md) | -5.8% | -11.3% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- localsepticfinder.com: https://localsepticfinder.com/article/peru-s-anchoveta-fishing-ban-el-nino-s-impact-on-the-global-fishing-industry
- winstanleybaptist.org: https://winstanleybaptist.org/article/peru-s-anchoveta-fishing-crisis-el-nino-s-impact-on-the-industry

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