PERU fishing with guts to report…
The scarcity of anchovy (Engraulis ringens) is recorded in the Peruvian coast has brought the price of fish meal to achieve the highest level the last ten years. This situation affects the producers of salmon and shrimp, among others, because they face increased costs in the supply of these crop species.
Last week, a ton of fishmeal prime came to pay USD 2.37, up 66% compared to earlier this year, when its price was USD 1.43, as reported by Peru Broker SA
Last October, scientists from the Instituto del Mar del Peru (Imarpe) said biomass in the southern fishing zone was insufficient to recommend a fishing quota. To assess the current status of the resource, they decided to conduct a survey to be completed Thursday.
Audun Lem, Assistant Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the United Nations for Food and Agriculture (FAO) warned that “higher prices for oil and fishmeal will add to the costs of aquaculture producers for some carnivorous species such as salmon and shrimp”, informó Bloomberg.
Also, last week the company Oil World wrote on his website, which “Oil prices Fishmeal and continued to strengthen in Peru as well as in China and elsewhere in the week to November 14, in response to the deteriorating outlook for the Peruvian production, cutting export supplies”.
In the report published last Imarpe October 4, explained that the adverse conditions in the northern part of the population affected fishing pelagic species. Therefore recommended that fishing activities continue suspended.
The Peruvian anchovy fishery is the largest fishery in the world, with a catch of around 5 million tonnes in 2013. According to the FAO, the population of south-east Pacific anchovy is caught up to the limits of sustainability, without the possibility of increases in production.
In this situation, coupled with rising prices of flour, the aquaculture industry is seeking from a cheaper substitute for feed time, so the percentage of the flour used in aquaculture feed has fallen in recent years.
Meanwhile, earlier this month, the Ministry of Production (Produce) began work on a comprehensive contingency plan in case Imarpe experts confirm the negative impact of El Niño and Kelvin waves on the fishery Anchovy in the Peruvian coast.
According to the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Juan Carlos Requejo, the first measurements results are negative, because weather conditions generated a migration Anchovy areas outside their usual location.
The latest Statistical Bulletin shows Produce in the eighth month of 2014 20.300 tonnes of fish for fishmeal industry, 70.1% fewer than in the same month in 2013 (67,700 tonnes). Were landed
During the period from January to August were used in total 2.2 million tonnes of fish for Indirect consumption, compared to 2.6 million tonnes in 2013, ie 13.5% less.
SOURCE: Fis.com
