# Fishmeal prices in Peru continue to rise as anchovy season on halt until 2018 - Undercurrent News

> Fishmeal prices in Peru continued to rise as the anchovy fishing season remained halted until 2018. The halt tightens near-term fishmeal supply during a period of seasonal demand.

- Date: 2017-12-15 · published 2017-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67396-fishmeal-prices-in-peru-continue-to-rise-as-anchovy-season-on-halt-until-2018
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A shortage of Peruvian anchovy catch cuts a key protein ingredient for feed mills, which supports fishmeal prices and raises the cost of aquafeed and premix. Buyers may need to offset higher fishmeal costs with alternative proteins such as soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2017/12/15/fishmeal-prices-in-peru-continue-to-rise-as-anchovy-season-on-halt-until-2018/

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