Ecuadorian shrimp farmer Omarsa, the third largest producer in the country, was the world’s first shrimp business to start operating an organic farm in 2007.
The company has the necessary requirements to farm organic shrimp in its three farming sites, although at the moment the organic production is only carried out in its Chongon facilities.
At this farm, stocking densities are around 15 shrimp per square meter, and it has a farming surface of 914 hectares.
“Demand of organic shrimp is very niche, the product is especially valued in Europe, mainly France and Italy, but it’s a very stable market and we’re seeing demand surpassing supply right now,” Omar Lopez, technical director of Omarsa’s Chongon, farm told IntraFish during a recent visit.
