# Curtailed anchovy season in Q4 hits Peruvian fishmeal producers’ profits - Undercurrent News

> Peruvian fishmeal producers saw profits hit by the curtailed fourth-quarter anchovy season. The shortened fishing period reduced output available for production.

- Date: 2018-02-19 · published 2018-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Peru · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66414-curtailed-anchovy-season-in-q4-hits-peruvian-fishmeal-producers-profits
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Peruvian fishmeal output tightens global protein meal supply, which supports fishmeal prices and can lift soymeal as a substitute.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2018/02/19/curtailed-anchovy-season-in-q4-hits-peruvian-fishmeal-producers-profits/

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