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    Ecuador's farmed shrimp production to reach 2.5 million tons in 2027

    • Last Update: 2022-09-07
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    shrimp farming
     
    At present, the world's major shrimp import markets have a demand of 2.
    85 million tons, with the United States and China ranking the top two with a demand of 1 million tons and 900,000 tons respectively
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    Ecuadorian vannamei exports exceeded 500,000 tons in the first half of 2022, while India needs to beware of Ecuador’s strong exports, which are expected to continue to grow strongly this year, and India’s 900,000 tons of vannamei aquaculture production compared to last year production decreased by about 100,000 tons
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    Ecuador's Penaeus vannamei farming area is about 220,000 hectares, and intensive farming is adopted at a rate of 15%-20%, with an annual output of 18-22 tons per hectare
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    So if 220,000 hectares of land were produced at a rate of 20 tons per year, the yield would be 4.
    4 million tons
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    A lot of ponds are remodeled every year, so every year the production of these ponds keeps increasing, they don't need to build new ponds, just keep improving and improving by adding bubblers, auto feeders, closing some inefficient ponds Culture in high-quality ponds
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    Robins McIntosh, vice president of CP Foods (CPF), predicts that Ecuador's shrimp production could increase to 2.
    5 million tons by 2027, 2.
    5 times the current production and close to the world's annual market demand
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