# Peru to revise tuna landings regulation; sets new anchovy mini-bans - Undercurrent News

> Peru plans to revise its tuna landings regulation and has set new temporary closures for anchovy fishing. The report is dated January 12, 2018. The closures limit when vessels can catch anchovy.

- Date: 2018-01-12 · published 2018-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66917-peru-to-revise-tuna-landings-regulation-sets-new-anchovy-mini-bans-undercurrent
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Temporary anchovy closures restrict fishmeal output during the season, which supports fishmeal prices and can lift demand for soybean meal as a substitute protein.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2017-11-17 | [Peru sets anchovy fishing quota below expectations - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67888-peru-sets-anchovy-fishing-quota-below-expectations-undercurrent-news.md) | +4.3% | +3.3% |
| 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 | 2018-01-25 | [Peru orders anchovy season closure - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66915-peru-orders-anchovy-season-closure-undercurrent-news.md) | -1.2% | +10.2% |
| 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 | 2026-06-15 | [Peru extends anchovy fishing ban with no end date as fishmeal prices rise again - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18873-peru-extends-anchovy-fishing-ban-with-no-end-date-as-fishmeal-prices-rise-again.md) | -1.2% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2018/01/12/peru-to-revise-tuna-landings-regulation-sets-new-anchovy-mini-bans/

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