Ecuador's Shrimp Industry Faces Trouble, an Industrial Info Market Brief

Shrimp is the second most important export product in Ecuador after petroleum. Ecuador has an extensive electrification project to invest in shrimp pools that will increase their production capacity by 30%. Ecuadorian aquaculture, however, has suffered a significant economic blow due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19 to global trade, and only some of the electrification projects will be executed in 2021.