Delays in orders from Chinese foodservice customers have affected Ecuadorian shrimp consignments to the Asian powerhouse nation, news website Primacias reported.

This comes as the death toll from the health emergency passes 1,000 in China, where the number of suspected cases has reached 43,000.

"There is a delay in replenishment and orders from importers," José Antonio Camposano, president of the National Chamber of Aquaculture, (CNA) was cited as saying.