In January, 479,700 tonnes of fishing resources were landed in Peruvian ports, 28.7 per cent more than in the same month of 2012, when landings totalled 372,800 tonnes.
This increase was due to higher anchovy catch for processing fishmeal and fish oil, as it was stated by the Ministry of Production (Produce) in its latestStatistical Bulletin.
The landings of anchovy for the fishmeal industry reached 397,400 tonnes in January, compared with 256,800 tonnes unloaded in the same month of 2012, that is to say 54.8 per cent more.
The ports concentrating the highest volumes were Chancay (82,008 tonnes), Chimbote (61,263 tonnes), Callao (51,397 tonnes), Supe (48,856 tonnes), Végueta (42,993 tonnes) and Coishco (35,514 tonnes), among others.
In January 81,100 tonnes of fishing resources were landed for direct human consumption compared to 116,000 tonnes in the same month of 2012.
Last January 37,945 tonnes were landed for the preparation of frozen products while in the same month of 2012 a total of 53,700 tonnes had been unloaded.
The main industrial establishments that were destinations of these landings are in Paita (16,338 tonnes), Tacna (5,555 tonnes), Parachique (4,342 tonnes) and Caleta la Cruz (3,985 tonnes), among others.
Produce report also specifies that in the first month of this year, 4,790 tonnes of fish were landed for the canning industry compared to 22,200 tonnes a year earlier.
The ports that concentrated most canned volumes were Chimbote (1,444 tonnes), Coishco (744 tonnes), Callao (720 tonnes) and Pisco (632 tonnes), among others.
Last January, the landing of products to be consumed fresh reached 36,100 tonnes, representing 1.1 per cent more than in the same month of 2012 (35,700 tonnes).