# Fishery sector up 14.5% in Peru | Agrifish  | POST Online Media

> Peru's fishery sector output rose 14.5% in volume in February 2018, driven by anchovy catches for fishmeal and oil. Anchovy captures were banned in north-central areas, so catches came mainly from southern regions.

- Date: 2018-04-11 · published 2018-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Peru · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65580-fishery-sector-up-14-5-in-peru-agrifish-post-online-media
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher anchovy landings support fishmeal and fish oil supply, which tends to ease prices for feed buyers, though the north-central ban limits the size of the gain.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- poandpo.com: https://www.poandpo.com/agrifish/fishery-sector-up-145-in-peru-11420184/

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