# Peru sets quota for first anchovy fishing season, while previous one still underway - Undercurrent News

> Peru has set the quota for the first anchovy fishing season of 2017. The previous season is still underway when the new quota is announced.

- Date: 2017-01-12 · published 2017-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72921-peru-sets-quota-for-first-anchovy-fishing-season-while-previous-one-still
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A new Peruvian anchovy quota sets the size of fishmeal supply for the coming months, which anchors global fishmeal prices used in aquafeed. The quota size relative to last year determines whether supply tightens or loosens.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2017/01/12/peru-opens-first-anchovy-fishing-season-while-previous-one-still-underway/

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