# Peru orders anchovy season closure - Undercurrent News

> Peru has ordered the closure of the anchovy fishing season. The report is dated January 25, 2018. Anchovy catches feed the country's fishmeal production.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66915-peru-orders-anchovy-season-closure-undercurrent-news
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Closing the season removes fishmeal supply from the world's largest exporter, which should firm fishmeal prices and support demand for soybean meal as a replacement protein.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-06-28 | [Peru bans anchovy fishing for 10 days, drawing season to likely close - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58492-peru-bans-anchovy-fishing-for-10-days-drawing-season-to-likely-close.md) | -2.7% | -2.9% |
| SBM | 2023-06-19 | [Peru's canceled anchovy season puts boosters on fishmeal prices in China - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35569-peru-s-canceled-anchovy-season-puts-boosters-on-fishmeal-prices-in-china.md) | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| SBM | 2026-04-01 | [Peru sets first-season anchovy quota at 1.91m metric tons, down 36% - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19617-peru-sets-first-season-anchovy-quota-at-1-91m-metric-tons-down-36-undercurrent.md) | -0.7% | +4.2% |
| SBM | 2023-05-22 | [Global marine ingredient market clouded by uncertainty over Peru anchovy season delay - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36044-global-marine-ingredient-market-clouded-by-uncertainty-over-peru-anchovy-season.md) | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| SBM | 2023-11-27 | [Juvenile anchovy concerns prompt plea for suspension of Peru's second fishing season - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33073-juvenile-anchovy-concerns-prompt-plea-for-suspension-of-peru-s-second-fishing.md) | -5.8% | -11.3% |

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2018/01/25/peru-to-close-anchovy-season/

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