Shrimp from these farms are internationally famous for their top quality, exquisite flavor, firmness and color. There is a total of 133.336 hectares of shrimp ponds in production.
Smaller sizes are also sometines in great demand.
Ecuadorean processors are shipping more value-added products to the United States. Ecuador currently exports 75.000 metric tons of whole shrimp annually. Normally the product is packed in paraffined card-board boxes of 5 punds. These are then loaded into containers of 20 or 40 cubic feet for maritimes shipment. Some shrimp is air-freighted.