# El Niño and the Anchovy Fishery: How the Pacific Shakes Global Food Supply

> Peru's first anchovy season in the northern-central region was closed in August after catching only 25% of its 1.91 million tonne quota, and the second season was cancelled on October 16. Peru's research institute reported biomass fell 27.9% and juveniles made up 79% of catches, as warm water disrupted the fishery.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T18:06:16.981Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82051-el-nino-and-the-anchovy-fishery-how-the-pacific-shakes-global-food-supply
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Peru supplies about one-fifth of global fishmeal, so the cancelled seasons tighten fishmeal supply and support prices. Buyers are expected to shift toward soybean meal, which supports soybean meal demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2026-08-01 | [Alert: El Niño slams Peruvian anchovy catch, fishmeal supply…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4744-alert-el-nino-slams-peruvian-anchovy-catch-fishmeal-supply.md) | -0.8% | +3.6% |
| SBM | 2026-10-26 | [ANALYSIS: El Niño Weakens Humboldt Current, Squeezing Anchovy Supply and Lifting Fishmeal Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/512-analysis-el-nino-weakens-humboldt-current-squeezing-anchovy-supply-and-lifting.md) | -3.6% | — |
| SBM | 2026-07-01 | [Peru extends anchovy fishing suspension again, threatening global fishmeal supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18701-peru-extends-anchovy-fishing-suspension-again-threatening-global-fishmeal-supply.md) | +2.2% | +6.7% |
| SBM | 2023-05-25 | [Peru: El Niño delays anchovy fishing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35843-peru-el-nino-delays-anchovy-fishing-season.md) | -2.3% | +6.9% |
| SBM | 2024-01-12 | [Peru ends second anchovy season \| The Fish Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32058-peru-ends-second-anchovy-season-the-fish-site.md) | -0.1% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- ecodiscussion.com: https://ecodiscussion.com/el-nino-anchovy-fishery-fishmeal/

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