The omega-3 market is facing a new supply environment shaped by climate variability, lower fish quotas and harvests, rising demand and increasing competition for marine resources.
These pressures are creating challenges that extend beyond procurement and impact pricing, margins, inventory, product development and long-term business resilience.
With El Niño conditions potentially continuing to affect supply, demand could outpace available omega-3 ingredients as early as 2027, making it critical for brands to reassess their sourcing strategies now.
Peru’s anchovy fishery remains a major point of vulnerability, supplying approximately 50% of the fish oil used in supplements, food and pharmaceutical applications.
Reduced catches, lower oil yields, fishing interruptions and changing ocean conditions have significantly constrained human-grade fish oil availability in 2026.
At the same time, aquaculture represents the largest global consumer of fish oil, creating additional competition for the same underlying marine resources and increasing pressure on supplement manufacturers when supply tightens.
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