# Fish prices rise up to 60% in Lima and Tumbes due to El Niño phenomenon

> Wholesale and retail fish prices in Lima and Tumbes have risen sharply, with chauchilla up from 15–18 soles to 30 soles per kilo and bonito up from 8 to 13 soles. Usual species have stopped arriving regularly, and buyers are shifting to substitutes such as perico, cojinova and tilapia.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T03:13:03.135Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76945-fish-prices-rise-up-to-60-in-lima-and-tumbes-due-to-el-nino-phenomenon
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

El Niño is shifting fish stocks away from traditional catch areas, which tightens domestic supply and signals stress in the Humboldt anchoveta fishery that feeds the fishmeal market.

## Sources

- fpp.org.pe: https://fpp.org.pe/precios-del-pescado-sube-hasta-60-en-lima-y-tumbes-por-fenomeno-el-nino/

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