# Peru's north-center anchovy TAC set at 3.3m metric tons - Undercurrent News

> Peru has set the north-center anchovy total allowable catch (TAC) at 3.3 million metric tons. The quota determines how much anchovy can be landed for fishmeal and fish oil production.

- Date: 2018-04-06 · published 2018-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65420-peru-s-north-center-anchovy-tac-set-at-3-3m-metric-tons-undercurrent-news
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A 3.3 million ton TAC signals substantial fishmeal supply from Peru, the world's largest exporter, which tends to weigh on fishmeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2018-01-06 | [Peru gov’t approves restart of second anchovy season  - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66916-peru-gov-t-approves-restart-of-second-anchovy-season-undercurrent-news.md) | -2.5% | +2.9% |
| SBM | 2022-05-02 | [Peru ups anchovy quota – World Fishing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41297-peru-ups-anchovy-quota-world-fishing.md) | -3.9% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2017-01-26 | [Trump seeks Mexican import tax to pay for border wall - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73226-trump-seeks-mexican-import-tax-to-pay-for-border-wall-bbc-news.md) | -2.1% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2019-11-18 | [Central Bank seen seeking weak peso under Fernández \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56333-central-bank-seen-seeking-weak-peso-under-fernandez-buenos-aires-times.md) | -2.6% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2019-12-11 | [SunSirs: Agriculture: Eye-Catching Performance of Palm Oil and Soybean Oil in the Fourth Quarter Thanks to Good News Supporting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12380-sunsirs-agriculture-eye-catching-performance-of-palm-oil-and-soybean-oil-in-the.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2018/04/06/peru-sets-north-center-anchovy-tac-at-3-2m-metric-tons/

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