Ecuador, Latin America’s leading shrimp producing nation, exported more than 362,000 metric tons (MT) of the crustaceans last year, 11 percent more than in 2015. In value terms, this trade was valued at almost USD 2.5 billion (EUR 2.3 billion), up 6.5 percent, with the average export price down 4 percent to USD 6.77 (EUR 6.28) per kg.
Vietnam was by far the No.1 market for Ecuadorian shrimp last year, with the trade amounting to 160,385 MT valued at more than USD 1 billion (EUR 927 million). …
