Pricing Analysis: The Peruvian anchovy season cancellation and Atlantic salmon prices

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Fishmeal and fish oil are extremely likely to see higher prices in response to the recent Peruvian anchovy season cancellation | Photo courtesy of AlanMorris/Shutterstock
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The recently announced closure of Peru’s second 2026 anchovy season has the global seafood industry bracing for both immediate and long-term consequences. The news came during an already hard year for the fishery, as the nation’s first anchovy season had been shortened thanks to El Niño related sea conditions.   Over the coming weeks I’ll be using this space to explore how this cancellation could affect seafood pricing, and today I want to tackle the question of how salmon prices might respond…

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