Shrimp

Ecuador's farmed shrimp industry is being pummeled. Can India take advantage?

Taxes, energy costs and organized crime have put Ecuador under pressure, but executives have mixed views on what that might mean for India.

For a time the world's biggest farmed shrimp producer, India has in recent years ceded its place to Ecuador, where native environment, lower stocking and a more structured industry and leadership have given the South American nation the upper hand.
For a time the world's biggest farmed shrimp producer, India has in recent years ceded its place to Ecuador, where native environment, lower stocking and a more structured industry and leadership have given the South American nation the upper hand.Photo: Choice Group
Published 19 January 2024, 17:27Updated 20 January 2024, 07:59
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