# Peru cancels second anchovy season with super prime fishmeal prices in China back at record high - Undercurrent News

> Peru has cancelled its second anchovy season, and super prime fishmeal prices in China have returned to record highs. The reporting is dated October 16, 2026.

- Date: 2026-10-12 · published 2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/514-peru-cancels-second-anchovy-season-with-super-prime-fishmeal-prices-in-china
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Meat & Bone Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MBM.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of Peruvian anchovy catch removes a major fishmeal supply source, tightening global fishmeal and likely lifting protein meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- MBM: bullish ▲
- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-08-19 | [Seafood Media Group - Worldnews - China Faces a New Surge in Fishmeal Prices as Peru Keeps Anchovy Fisheries Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17981-seafood-media-group-worldnews-china-faces-a-new-surge-in-fishmeal-prices-as.md) | +1.6% | +9.6% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [IFFO directors: Peru faces 6-month fishmeal, fish oil supply gap; Chinese buyers seek alternatives - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1337-iffo-directors-peru-faces-6-month-fishmeal-fish-oil-supply-gap-chinese-buyers.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [Global fishmeal crisis to extend into 2027 as Peru shutdown reshapes supply, trade - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1336-global-fishmeal-crisis-to-extend-into-2027-as-peru-shutdown-reshapes-supply.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2023-08-21 | [Canceled Peru anchovy season costs industry $1 billion; fishmeal plants shut down for first time in 30 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34466-canceled-peru-anchovy-season-costs-industry-1-billion-fishmeal-plants-shut-down.md) | +2.6% | -3.1% |
| SBM | 2023-05-16 | [Peru minister warns first anchovy season could be cancelled, potentially taking millions of tons off fishmeal market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35839-peru-minister-warns-first-anchovy-season-could-be-cancelled-potentially-taking.md) | -3.9% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- manta-sg.com: https://manta-sg.com/insights/peru-no-second-anchovy-season-2026/
- nutraingredients.com: https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2026/10/19/peru-cancels-second-anchovy-fishing-season-amidst-unprecedented-el-nino-event/
- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2026/10/12/peru-will-not-open-worlds-largest-anchovy-fishery-for-second-season-fishmeal-broker-tells-buyers/
- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2026/10/16/super-prime-fishmeal-prices-in-china-back-at-record-high-domestic-rates-edge-up/

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