Shrimp

More Ecuadorian shrimp producers leaving ponds empty as China market dries up

While August shipments to China increased 49% from July, the total is far off where the industry wants and needs to be.

Producers in Ecuador are reducing stocking densities and even abandoning operations as low prices and plummeting orders see them run out of cash.
Producers in Ecuador are reducing stocking densities and even abandoning operations as low prices and plummeting orders see them run out of cash.Foto: IntraFish
  • John Evans
Published 22 September 2020, 00:52Updated 22 September 2020, 16:01
EcuadorChinaJose Antonio CamposanoCamara Nacional de Acuacultura (CNA)Farmed shrimp