# Aquafeed.com |
   

   
    Growth in global fish production slows, aquaculture increases

> Global fish production growth is expected to slow in 2016, mainly due to lower catches of wild species such as Alaska pollock and anchoveta. Aquaculture output is forecast to rise about 5%, and per capita fish consumption continues to increase by roughly 1% a year.

- Date: 2016-12-08 · published 2016-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73570-aquafeed-com-growth-in-global-fish-production-slows-aquaculture-increases
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The contraction in anchoveta supply after El Niño is likely to raise fishmeal and fish feed prices, increasing costs for farmed carnivorous fish producers and supporting protein meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2019-03-14 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Peruvian fishmeal production expected to fall in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59988-aquafeed-com-peruvian-fishmeal-production-expected-to-fall-in-2019.md) | +3.8% | +3.3% |
| SBM | 2026-05-29 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    New temporary suspension of anchovy fishing in Peru](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19164-aquafeed-com-new-temporary-suspension-of-anchovy-fishing-in-peru.md) | -3.9% | -10.3% |
| SBM | 2024-01-10 | [Severe weather punishes soybean production in Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13597-severe-weather-punishes-soybean-production-in-mato-grosso.md) | +1.1% | -1.7% |
| SBM | 2022-02-16 | [Grains Production Estimates Slashed as Impact of La Niña Shows \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42622-grains-production-estimates-slashed-as-impact-of-la-nina-shows-cz-app.md) | +3.0% | +10.9% |
| SBM | 2025-08-22 | [What are the prospects for grain production in Argentina?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13838-what-are-the-prospects-for-grain-production-in-argentina.md) | -2.8% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/news/growth-in-global-fish-production-slows-aquaculture-increases/

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