The Peruvian Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) reported landings of 1,048,031 tons of anchovy for the ongoing first 2024 fishing season in the North-Central zone, according to statistics as of May 6.

The head of PRODUCE, Sergio González, said that these landings are 42.34% of the 2,475,000 tons of quota assigned for the season that began on April 16.

“In terms of exports, it has been contributing 18.9% of fishing shipments outside the country, equivalent to USD 564 million in foreign currency for the country,” González added.

“In the first 21 days of this anchovy fishing season, landings have been occurring at an average rate of 49,906 tons per day. We consider that, so far, the season is going well and we hope that it continues until the maximum allowed quota is reached,” González concluded.