Ecuadorian shrimp producer EdPacif is pinning its hopes on maintaining long-term relationships to help it get through current tough trading conditions marked by runaway feed and logistics costs.

A combination of the global shipping container container crisis, rampant commodity inflation and high oil prices linked to the conflict in Ukraine are straining seafood producers' and processors' finances.

The Ecuadorian shrimp industry's post-pandemic growth recovery is also being threatened by China's zero tolerance COVID-19 policy and US inflation.