# Peru to Close Second Anchovy Fishing Season with 1.73 Million Metric Tons Harvested

> Peru will close its second anchovy fishing season on January 27 with 1.73 million metric tons landed, about 86.5% of the 2 million ton quota. The 2016-17 second-season harvest is 1.1 million tons above the previous year's second season.

- Date: 2017-01-26 · published 2017-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72923-peru-to-close-second-anchovy-fishing-season-with-1-73-million-metric-tons
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A larger harvest than last year adds fishmeal supply to the market, which is bearish for fishmeal prices. The closure also confirms that the season ended below full quota.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- seafoodnews.com: https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1048774/Peru-to-Close-Second-Anchovy-Fishing-Season-with-1-point-73-Million-Metric-Tons-Harvested

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