Ecuador .. Exports Close to a Billion Dollars Worth of Shrimp in 2011

Great going Ecuador.. our exports are up and continue to rise.. Because we care about what you eat.. We farm raise our shrimp right here in Ecuador..The EcuFriendly way!! 

March 9, 2012
Ecuador

Produces Close to a Billion Dollars Worth of Shrimp in 2011

José Antonio Camposano, chief executive of the National Aquaculture Chamber, estimated that Ecuador produced $950 million worth of shrimp in 2011, compared to $800 million in 2010.  In 2011, 50% of the crop was sold to Europe and 36% to the United States, with the remaining 14 percent going to Asia.  Camposano said that exports to China and South Korea almost quadrupled.

Source: FIS United States.  30 PC of Exported Shrimp Comes from El Oro.  Analia Murias (editorial@fis.com).  March 7, 2012.