# Aquafeed.com |
   

   
    Peru increases anchovy quota in light of high biomass

> Peru's Ministry of Production set the second commercial anchovy season quota for 2016 at 2 million metric tons, 81% above the 2015 quota and higher than expected. The quota follows an IMARPE survey that estimated anchovy biomass at over 6.6 million tons, one of the highest levels in decades. Commercial fishing resumes November 15.

- Date: 2016-11-10 · published 2016-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73766-aquafeed-com-peru-increases-anchovy-quota-in-light-of-high-biomass
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A larger anchovy catch after a weak first season, which was delayed by El Niño, should lift fishmeal supply and ease upward pressure on fishmeal prices. Soybean meal may face less competition from fishmeal in feed formulations.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| SBM | 2023-12-18 | [Peru sets new inshore anchovy quota as concerns mount over juveniles - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32477-peru-sets-new-inshore-anchovy-quota-as-concerns-mount-over-juveniles.md) | -1.2% | -10.4% |
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| SBM | 2018-11-12 | [Peru's north-center anchovy quota set at 2.1m metric tons - Undercurrent News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61954-peru-s-north-center-anchovy-quota-set-at-2-1m-metric-tons-undercurrent-news.md) | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2020-01-13 | [Argentine farmers increased forward selling of soybeans to avoid higher export taxes — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54931-argentine-farmers-increased-forward-selling-of-soybeans-to-avoid-higher-export.md) | +0.6% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/news/peru-increases-anchovy-quota-in-light-of-high-biomass/

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