In Ministerial Resolution Nº 00148-2025-PRODUCE, Peruvian authorities have announced the first fishing season for anchovies in the North-centre of Peru will start on 22 April 2025, with a total quota of 3 million tonnes.
According to IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, the announcement follows a thorough assessment of the anchovy biomass by Peru’s scientific institute IMARPE. Further analyses of the biomass will be carried out through a Eureka operation between 19 and 21 April 2025.
“This quota has been the highest since the ones from 2018 (3,319,700 tonnes) and 2011 (3,675,000 tonnes) and signals a healthy biomass”said IFFO Market Research Director Dr Enrico Bachis.
According to IFFO’s market intelligence reports, the total global fishmeal production increased by approximately 40% in January and February 2025 compared to the same period last year.
This increase, it said, was primarily influenced by a significant uptick in Peru, but Chile, the US, Spain and the African countries also reported a positive performance compared to January-February 2024.
As for fish oil, total cumulative output for the year through February 2025 was 38% up year over year, again mainly driven by Peru. The other regions reported a positive trend in cumulative fish oil production compared to January-February 2025, with the only exception of the Northern European countries.
