Ecuador may overtake India as the world's largest shrimp exporter

Ecuador may overtake India as the world's largest exporter of shrimp this year, according to UCN.
the first three quarters of this year, India exported 413,000 tonnes of frozen shrimp products, down 13 per cent year-on-year, while Ecuador exported 499,000 tonnes of white shrimp, up 6 per cent year-on-year.
india is still higher than Ecuador in terms of exports.
the first 10 months of the year, India's shrimp exports were $3.5bn a month, down 11 per cent year-on-year, while Ecuador's was $3.02bn, almost flat last year.
Between 2010 and 2013, china and Southeast Asian shrimp farming countries outbreak of acute liver pancreatic necrosis (AHPND), production fell sharply, India's shrimp industry ushered in a period of rapid development, a large number of farmers from the prawns to South American white shrimp, and become the world's largest shrimp export country.
, however, this year's new crown outbreak has had a serious impact on the entire Indian shrimp industry chain, and Ecuador's production is growing steadily.
on the market, India exported 182,000 tonnes of white shrimp to the US in January-September, down 11 per cent year-on-year, 76,000 tonnes to China, down 29 per cent year-on-year, and 46,000 tonnes to the EU, down 8 per cent year-on-year.
japan was the only incremental market, with exports of 31,000 tonnes, up 8 per cent.
, Ecuador, after the Chinese market was blocked, Ecuador's exporters actively explore european and American sales, the second half of the major markets are rising export volume, at the expense of continued price decline.
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