# El Niño Disrupts Peruvian Fish Supplies, Driving Shortages and Price Increases

> El Niño has reduced the availability of several traditional fish species off Peru’s coast in 2026, affecting industrial and artisanal fisheries. Lower mackerel availability, a bonito fishing ban, and reduced squid landings have added to the supply shortage, while other tropical and oceanic species have not made up the shortfall.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T09:07:09.741Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93256-el-nino-disrupts-peruvian-fish-supplies-driving-shortages-and-price-increases
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced fish availability in Peru could tighten supplies of fish-derived ingredients and support fishmeal prices if it constrains raw material supply.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLAhxDcSWHoZ6877sRhmEKxJ

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