Ecuador shrimp exports caught in trade war limbo

An apparent advantage for Ecuador’s shrimp exporters has been wiped out by a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs. What happens next will shape demand for the rest of the year.

Jose Antonio Camposano, executive director of Ecuadorian shrimp producers' trade association CNA, says import tariffs have brought "uncertainty to a market that was already uncertain." — Jose Antonio Camposano, executive director of Ecuadorian shrimp producers' trade association CNA, says import tariffs have brought "uncertainty to a market that was already uncertain."Photo: John Evans/IntraFish

John Evans

Correspondent

Published 13 May 2025, 12:54Updated 13 May 2025, 12:54

Edpacif Miguel Vera Jose Antonio Camposano Camara Nacional de Acuacultura (CNA)CNA