# Prices for Russian fishmeal could return to $3,000 per ton amid the deepening supply crisis from Peru | Free | FISH MARKET — FishNet.ru

> Russian pollock and herring fishmeal prices may return to about $3,000 per ton from November. Peru confirmed on October 16 that it will not open a second anchovy season, after El Niño-linked warm waters disrupted the first season, and Chinese catches have not replenished stocks.

- Date: 2026-10-19 · published 2026-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/520-prices-for-russian-fishmeal-could-return-to-3-000-per-ton-amid-the-deepening
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter global fishmeal supply from Peru and China supports fishmeal prices, which raises the cost of protein inputs for feed formulators and can lift soymeal demand as a substitute.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-09-01 | [Fishmeal Prices Expected to Rise Amid Peru's Extended Fishing Ban \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17561-fishmeal-prices-expected-to-rise-amid-peru-s-extended-fishing-ban-feed-strategy.md) | +0.3% | +8.4% |
| SBM | 2023-08-03 | [‘The last crumb of fishmeal’: Fish oil and fishmeal prices face record new highs amid ‘acute’ supply shortage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34684-the-last-crumb-of-fishmeal-fish-oil-and-fishmeal-prices-face-record-new-highs.md) | -4.5% | -5.6% |
| SBM | 2023-08-20 | [Rising prices send Vietnam scrambling for fishmeal – Asian Agribiz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34685-rising-prices-send-vietnam-scrambling-for-fishmeal-asian-agribiz.md) | +2.6% | -3.1% |
| 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 | 2019-05-29 | [Dalian soybean meal prices are up 3% this morning - the](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8251-dalian-soybean-meal-prices-are-up-3-this-morning-the.md) | +2.6% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/prices-for-russian-fishmeal-could-return-to--gkpxdjvq

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