Ecuador shrimp industry giant "Santa" expands market share to 20%, with both export volume and premium capacity rising.

From January to August this year, the company's cumulative export volume reached 163,348 tons, valued at nearly 1 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for about one-fifth of Ecuador's total national exports. If this growth rate continues, its annual export volume is expected to exceed 250,000 tons. Songa, the second-ranked export company, exported 11,842 tons in August, and Omarsa, the third-ranked company, exported 9,260 tons. The total export volume of these three leading companies in August was 43,141 tons, with a value of 241.9 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 40% of Ecuador's total export volume for the month and 42% of the total value. It is noteworthy that Santa Priscila's average export price from January to August (6.10 U.S. dollars/kg) was 26% higher than that of Songa (4.83 U.S. dollars/kg). Among the top 20 exporters, only Procesadora Posorja (6.89 U.S. dollars/kg) and Cofimar (6.24 U.S. dollars/kg) had higher average prices than Santa Priscila. The higher pricing ...