# Alert: El Niño slams Peruvian anchovy catch, fishmeal supply…

> Peru reported a 51.9 percent drop in total fishing activity in June 2026, with anchoveta landings down 99.9 percent year-on-year to 629 tonnes from 462,302 tonnes. Authorities attributed the temporary suspension to elevated sea temperatures on the central and northern coasts linked to El Niño.

- Date: 2026-08-01 · published 2026-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4744-alert-el-nino-slams-peruvian-anchovy-catch-fishmeal-supply
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Peru supplies roughly 20 to 30 percent of global fishmeal exports, so a near-halt in landings tightens global supply and pushes up fishmeal and fish oil prices, with possible spillover into soybean meal.

## 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 | 2026-10-26 | [ANALYSIS: El Niño Weakens Humboldt Current, Squeezing Anchovy Supply and Lifting Fishmeal Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/512-analysis-el-nino-weakens-humboldt-current-squeezing-anchovy-supply-and-lifting.md) | -3.6% | — |
| SBM | 2026-07-01 | [Peru extends anchovy fishing suspension again, threatening global fishmeal supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18701-peru-extends-anchovy-fishing-suspension-again-threatening-global-fishmeal-supply.md) | +2.2% | +6.7% |
| SBM | 2023-11-30 | [El Niño ahead: Potential disruption to fishmeal supply in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33069-el-nino-ahead-potential-disruption-to-fishmeal-supply-in-2024.md) | -4.6% | -10.2% |
| 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

- hamerintel.com: https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/16711

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