Análisis de los efectos económicos de la exportación de productos tradicionales de Ecuador (cacao, banano, camarón) durante el primer semestre del año 2021

Abstract

During the first semester of 2021, this sector had complications due to various factors that not only caused problems in several countries, but also affected exports of traditional products such as bananas, cocoa and shrimp, which directly caused both losses and gains in the Ecuadorian economy. The main objective was to analyze the impact on Ecuadorian exports during the first semester of 2021, therefore a descriptive and qualitative methodology was used where the main sources of information are the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE), the Association of Marketing and Export of Banana (Acobarnec), the National Association of Cocoa Exporters (Anecacao), also journalistic sources such as the Universo, Bananotecnia, among others. In fact, thanks to the decline of certain products (cocoa and banana) and the increase of others (shrimp) during the first semester 2021 contributed to evaluate the effect of the variations in the Ecuadorian economy because it is a primary economic source. To conclude with this research, the Ecuadorian producer must employ methods to help or contribute to the increase of exports, a fundamental part of this economy, the government should seek help from private companies and create commercial ties with other countries so that they are willing to invest, develop and innovate in the products