Impacto del acuerdo comercial con la unión europea para las exportaciones de camarón al mercado español en la economía ecuatoriana y su industria camaronera, período 2015 – 2023

Abstract

Ecuador is one of the largest shrimp producers and exporters worldwide, with El Oro province standing out as one of the country’s main production areas. The purpose of this article is to analyze the impact that shrimp exports to the Spanish market have had before and after the signing of the trade agreement between Ecuador and the European Union, during the period from 2015 to 2023. The scope of the research is non-experimental, based on the use of secondary sources and the collection of statistical data on shrimp exports Despite the global health emergency caused by the COVID -19 pandemic, shrimp sector exports grew by 6% in 2020, reaching 328,628,672 pounds of shrimp. However, small producers were negatively impacted in the local economy, as many ceased production due to the imposed restrictions, which negatively affected domestic demand. From this perspective, collective action and cooperation among stakeholders should have been promoted through state mechanisms facilitating acces to credit to reactive the economy. This would have allowed the sector to recover and generate economic dynamism, given that shrimp farming is a key strategic driver for job creation in the country.