# Peru gov’t delayed anchovy quota to try to push through new tax, industry claims | Peru Breaking News

> Industry groups claim Peru's government delayed the anchovy quota to push through a new fishing tax. Peru exported $1.58 billion of fishmeal in 2018, up from $1.48 billion in 2017. The article is a short excerpt with limited detail on the tax itself.

- Date: 2019-05-03 · published 2019-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59005-peru-gov-t-delayed-anchovy-quota-to-try-to-push-through-new-tax-industry-claims
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Changes to fishing taxes or quota timing could alter the pace and cost of Peruvian fishmeal output. Uncertainty over the tax may add modest upward pressure on fishmeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- peru.bnews.today: https://peru.bnews.today/sections/show/peru-govrsquot-delayed-anchovy-quota-to-try-to-push-through-new-tax-industry-claims.html

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