Structural tension and supply paralysis: The global roadmap of the marine ingredients market

WORLDWIDE
Friday, July 17, 2026, 00:10 (GMT + 9)

While Peru faces a prolonged freeze in catches and FOB prices become theoretical, fisheries geopolitics in Europe, biological restrictions in the Arctic, and massive capital injections in Asia are reshaping the supply flows of global aquaculture. The international marine ingredients market has entered the third quarter of 2026 under an unprecedented scenario of physical inactivity in its main extractive hubs. The combination of temporary biological protection closures for juveniles in the South Pacific, fishing bans in the North Sea, and domestic Asian demand absorbing its own resources has forced aquaculture feed formulators to operate in an environment of record prices and extreme shortages of physical volume.   Photo: Stockfile/FIS 1. The South Pacific: Theoretical prices amid prolonged inactivity in Peru In Peru, the gap between the established administrative... FULL STORY