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Ecuador shrimp prices start 2023 low despite upward trend seen in first weeks

Ex-farm prices for head-on, shell-on Ecuadorian vannamei shrimp fell by between $0.60/kg and $0.90/kg year-on-year across all sizes in week one

By María Feijóo | Jan. 20, 2023 15:41 GMT
Aerial view of several Ecuadorian shrimp farms. Credit: Undercurrent News sources
Aerial view of several Ecuadorian shrimp farms. Credit: Undercurrent News sources
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The latest available figures from Ecuador show farm-gate prices for head-on, shell-on (HOSO)i shrimp rose during the first weeks of the new year but continue pretty behind compared to previous years.  [...]

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