# Peru Fishing Ban Drives Global Fishmeal Shortage Risk | Feed Strategy

> Peru suspended its anchovy fishing indefinitely in June 2026 due to high water temperatures and a high share of juvenile fish. IFFO says global fishmeal production is down about 40 percent, and it is less optimistic that the ban will be lifted for the second half of the year.

- Date: 2026-07-10 · published 2026-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4745-peru-fishing-ban-drives-global-fishmeal-shortage-risk-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged ban keeps global fishmeal and fish oil supply well below normal, supporting high prices and possibly increasing demand for substitute proteins such as soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-06-15 | [Peru extends anchovy fishing ban with no end date as fishmeal prices rise again - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18873-peru-extends-anchovy-fishing-ban-with-no-end-date-as-fishmeal-prices-rise-again.md) | -1.2% | +4.5% |
| SBM | 2026-07-01 | [Peruvian anchovy fishing ban extended again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18874-peruvian-anchovy-fishing-ban-extended-again.md) | +2.2% | +6.7% |
| SBM | 2020-01-07 | [Peru extends anchovy fishing ban, spurring concern over catch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55009-peru-extends-anchovy-fishing-ban-spurring-concern-over-catch.md) | +0.4% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2019-12-23 | [Fishmeal prices jump as Peru partially suspends anchovy fishing - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55486-fishmeal-prices-jump-as-peru-partially-suspends-anchovy-fishing-undercurrent.md) | -0.1% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2021-11-05 | [Feed additive shortage: Russian feed industry crisis worsens - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44362-feed-additive-shortage-russian-feed-industry-crisis-worsens-food-and.md) | +1.5% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/animal-nutrition/aquaculture/article/15829735/peru-fishing-ban-drives-global-fishmeal-shortage-risk

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