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'Enormous' damage from alleged COVID-19 link blamed as Ecuador shrimp exports to China nosedive

Ecuador's shrimp exports to China are expected to plummet 91 percent from May to July after Chinese authorities cited the discovery of COVID-19 on outer packaging housing shrimp from the South American nation.

CNA President Jose Antonio Camposano (right), listens as Ecuador's Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries Ivan Ontaneda speaks during a press conference on Monday.
CNA President Jose Antonio Camposano (right), listens as Ecuador's Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries Ivan Ontaneda speaks during a press conference on Monday.Foto: CNA
  • John Evans
Published 20 July 2020, 21:43Updated 28 July 2020, 21:03
EcuadorJose Antonio CamposanoChina