Ecuadorian Exporters See Challenges In Sending Shrimp Samples to Potential Clients

Many Ecuadorian shrimp processing plants are not willing to send shrimp samples due to the cost and risk implications. Shrimp samples must be exported on air-fright at a temperature of -18°C, so they need to be packed in special boxes with dry ice for shrimp to arrive in good condition. Shipping a 20kg shrimp sample from Ecuador to Singapore would cost around USD 1K, and in the appropriate packaging, it would maintain a good condition for 3-4 days. If there are any shipping delays, the sample could get ruined and the exporter would loose the investment.