30, December, 2021 ECUADOR NEWS. Ecuador es el mayor productor mundial de camarón, según revista Aquaculture. La revista especializada publicó el ‘ranking’ de productores a escala mundial en el que también se encuentran China y Vietnam.

Ecuador is the first country to produce one million tons of shrimp, said the specialized magazine Aquaculture. This would make it the world’s largest shrimp producer.

In the ranking published by the magazine, it is detailed that Ecuador leads the list of the largest shrimp producers in 2021, followed by China, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, South America, Mexico, Central America, the United States and Europe. The President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, through a chat with the media, applauded the recognition and reiterated that “this is a reason to congratulate all shrimp businessmen; their effort, their dedication and their fighting spirit have allowed this achievement ”.

Lasso recalled that in 1998, the white spot threatened to disappear this activity. “The resilience and dedication of entrepreneurs allowed the survival of an activity that generates more than $ 5 billion in exports.” The amount of shrimp exported is equivalent to 1,669 million pounds, 20% more than 2020 when it reached 1,395 million pounds.

The figure reached in 2021, both in volume and in dollars, is one of the highest in the last five years. Until 2017, Ecuador had exported $ 2,584 million and 846 million pounds of the crustacean.

With this performance, shrimp became the most important non-oil product in the country’s traditional basket, followed by bananas. Ecuador is the first country to produce one million tons of shrimp, said the specialized magazine Aquaculture. This would make it the world’s largest shrimp producer.

In the ranking published by the magazine, it is detailed that Ecuador leads the list of the largest shrimp producers in 2021, followed by China, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, South America, Mexico, Central America, the United States and Europe. The President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, through a chat with the media, applauded the recognition and reiterated that “this is a reason to congratulate all shrimp businessmen; their effort, their dedication and their fighting spirit have allowed this achievement ”.

Lasso recalled that in 1998, the white spot threatened to disappear this activity. “The resilience and dedication of entrepreneurs allowed the survival of an activity that generates more than $5 billion in exports.” The amount of shrimp exported is equivalent to 1,669 million pounds, 20% more than 2020 when it reached 1,395 million pounds.

The figure reached in 2021, both in volume and in dollars, is one of the highest in the last five years. Until 2017, Ecuador had exported $2,584 million and 846 million pounds of the crustacean.

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