July 6, 2010
Peruvian fishmeal sees significant fall in landings
In April, 139,000 tonnes of fishery resources were landed in the Peruvian ports, a volume that represents a decline of 85% compared with the 920,800 tonnes landed in the same month in 2009.
This decrease is the result of a significant decrease in landings of anchovy for the fishmeal and oil industries, according to the latest Statistical Bulletin prepared by the Ministry of Production (Produce).
In assessing the first four months of 2010, landings are shown to be down 49.3% over the same period last year, going from 1.4 million tonnes in 2009 to 712,000 tonnes this year.
According to Produce, 47,400 tonnes of fishery resources used in industry of fishmeal and fishoil were landed in April 2010, 94.3% less than the same month of 2009 (821,300 tonnes).
And in the first four months of this year, 387,300 tonnes of fishery resources were used for indirect consumption, compared to 961,500 tonnes in the same period in 2009, 59.7% lower.
For direct human consumption 91,600 tonnes of fishery resources were landed in April, compared to 99,500 tonnes in the same month of 2009.
Throughout the first four months of 2010, a total of 324,700 tonnes of resources were used for direct consumption, 26.6% less than last year's 442,300 tonnes.
For frozen products, 49,200 tonnes were landed in April, while in the same month of 2009, 48,700 tonnes were landed.
In the first four months of this year, the accumulated landings for this industry made 167,900 tonnes, 16.1% less than the same period of 2009, when 200,000 tonnes were unloaded.
On the other hand, fishery resources used by the canning industry in April 2010 totalled 15,000 tonnes, compared with 11,600 tonnes in the same month last year.
Between January and April there was a decrease of 59.5% in the resources used by the canning industry, 31,300 tonnes against 77,200 tonnes in the same period of 2009.
Landings for direct human consumption as fresh produce reached around 24,100 tonnes last April, while in the same month last year it reached 35,300 tonnes.
In the first four months of 2010, 112,500 tonnes of resources were landed for fresh consumption, 25.4% less than the first four months of last year's 150,900 tonnes.
