In April, Peru's fish meal production fell 23.5% year on year
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Last Update: 2002-06-01
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Lead: Lima, Peru, May 30 (Reuters) - Peru's Ministry of Fisheries released a report on Thursday saying that the production of fish meal in April was 254400 tons, down 23.5% from 332500 tons in the same period last year All fisheries, including canned and frozen fish and fish oil, produced 296300 tons, according to the Ministry of fisheries In the first four months of this year, Peru produced 483500 tons of fish meal Although fish meal production is still low, it has increased since the government ended the anchovy fishing ban on May 6 In April, anchovy accounted for 96% of Peru's total catch of 1.2 million tons However, according to the Ministry of fisheries, this level is still below the normal level, 26.1% lower than the anchovy catch in April 2001 Peru's fishery exports in April 2002 were worth $63.1 million, down from $90 million in April 2001 China is the largest market for fish meal in Peru, and the imported fish meal is mainly used for livestock feed.
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