# Stronger mackerel supplies, herring supplies slightly up in 2020

> The EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands agreed a 2020 North Atlantic mackerel total allowable catch of 922,064 tonnes, up 41% from 2019, in line with ICES advice. Iceland, Greenland and Russia set unilateral quotas, prompting MSC to suspend certification for 2020 mackerel.

- Date: 2020-03-29 · published 2020-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54033-stronger-mackerel-supplies-herring-supplies-slightly-up-in-2020
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier fishmeal and fish-oil raw material supplies from a larger mackerel and herring quota point to softer fishmeal prices, which weighs on feed protein costs.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/in-action/globefish/news-events/news/news-detail/Stronger-mackerel-supplies-herring-supplies-slightly-up-in-2020/en

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