# Aquafeed.com |
   

   
    Peruvian fishmeal production expected to fall in 2019

> A USDA Global Agricultural Information Network report projects Peru's fishmeal production for marketing year 2019-2020 at 890,000 MT, down 25 percent from the prior year. Warmer El Niño waters are expected to push anchovy deeper and farther south, reducing the catch, while Peru's anchovy catch is forecast to rebound to five million tonnes once waters cool.

- Date: 2019-03-14 · published 2019-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59988-aquafeed-com-peruvian-fishmeal-production-expected-to-fall-in-2019
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Peru is the world's largest fishmeal producer, so a sharp output drop tightens global fishmeal supply and typically supports prices for feed buyers, with fishmeal exports still estimated at 1.15 MMT.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2016-12-08 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Growth in global fish production slows, aquaculture increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73570-aquafeed-com-growth-in-global-fish-production-slows-aquaculture-increases.md) | -2.5% | -3.7% |
| 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 | 2026-05-29 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    New temporary suspension of anchovy fishing in Peru](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19164-aquafeed-com-new-temporary-suspension-of-anchovy-fishing-in-peru.md) | -3.9% | -10.3% |
| SBM | 2026-08-20 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Peru officially ends first 2026 anchovy season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17834-aquafeed-com-peru-officially-ends-first-2026-anchovy-season.md) | +4.6% | +11.2% |
| SBM | 2023-02-17 | [Another cut expected for Argentina soy production \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13982-another-cut-expected-for-argentina-soy-production-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/reports/peruvian-fishmeal-production-expected-to-fall-in-2019/

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