# Ecuador Skipjack Price Hits Peak While Processors Grapple With Energy Shortage

> Skipjack raw material prices at Manta, Ecuador's main processing hub, have reached a record high not seen in nearly a decade. Processors face low tuna supply in the Eastern Pacific along with a critical electricity shortage.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T09:06:28.712Z
- Category: market · region Ecuador · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79447-ecuador-skipjack-price-hits-peak-while-processors-grapple-with-energy-shortage
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Tight tuna supply and power constraints raise processing costs and limit output of tuna products. The effect on feed commodities is minimal, since tuna meal and oil are small inputs in the feed market.

## Sources

- atuna.com: https://www.atuna.com/news/ecuador-skipjack-price-hits-peak-while-processors-grapple-with-energy-shortage/

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