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Ecuadorean shrimp prices rise but so does concern over China reliance

'It's great Ecuador has such a huge customer like China, but it means we've become dependent. If for some reason China stops buying, prices will collapse' -- Ecuadorean packer

By Louis Harkell | Sept. 4, 2019 09:12 BST
Ecuadorean shrimp companies at 2019 World Seafood Shanghai. Credit: Louis Harkell/ Undercurrent News
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SHANGHAI, China -- Chinese orders in the run-up to and during 2019 World Seafood Shanghai (SIFSE) helped lift prices of Ecuadorean shrimp but simultaneously underlined the Latin American country's growing reliance on the Chinese market [...]

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