Ecuador: Shrimp, banana and tuna ask for respect for conditions with Mexico

Published Oct 17, 2022

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The article reports that technical negotiations for Ecuador's trade agreement with Mexico have concluded, with the exception of a political definition and a few outstanding issues such as the access of Ecuadorian tuna, bananas, and shrimp. President Guillermo Lasso is in continuous talks with his Mexican counterpart to reach a consensus on shrimp access, a crucial element for Ecuador's entry into the Pacific Alliance. However, the agreement still needs approval in the National Assembly, a body that currently does not support the government, raising concerns about the agreement's future and potential repercussions for Ecuador's international standing. Local sectors like aquaculture and banana industry are awaiting clarification on the terms of the agreement and express expectations for favorable conditions for their exports.

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The Government assures that the technical negotiation of the trade agreement with Mexico has ended, after almost four years, and now only a political definition is missing. That after, three weeks ago, the president of Mexico, Andrés López Obrador, said that there were disagreements about the access of tuna, bananas and shrimp. They are three star products from Ecuador. But President Guillermo Lasso assured that "it was resolved (the tuna) and the banana", on October 12. Regarding these advances, the Ministry of Production added that Ecuadorian tuna “already has negotiated access, that issue has already been resolved. The only thing left pending is the definition of the rule of origin on the technical level”. In the case of bananas from Ecuador, the State Portfolio explained that "there would be a political understanding that should be transferred to the technical table." Now the big pending "knot" is shrimp, Ecuador's main non-oil export product. To untie it, Lasso says that he ...

Source: Primicias