Ecuadorian Vannamei shrimp color preference for the Korean market

Ecuador's vannamei shrimp chromatic color range goes from A1 to A4. A1 is the lightest color and A4 the darkest. Korean buyers prefer lighter colors in their shrimp. However, there is a scarcity of supply in A1 color. Generally, for the Korean market, the Ecuadorian suppliers are shipping shrimps with color grades between A2 and A3. The end clients are satisfied with this.