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Last year, Ecuador managed to certify 331,028.57 tons of cocoa beans for export, worth approximately 758 million dollars; This means an increase of 2% in relation to what was exported in 2020, the year in which an export of 325,208.04 tons of the product was registered. This was...

Exports to the European Union (EU) grow (14% in 2021), but also concern. In the balance of 2021, the EU ambassador to Ecuador, Charles-Michel Geurts, assured that in three European ports there is a considerable increase in drug seizures: Antwerp (Belgium), Rotterdam (Netherlands)...

In 2021, 99,940 tons of fresh pineapple fruit for export were certified phytosanitary, which meant 17% more fruit sent to international markets than in 2020, according to figures from the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency (Agrocalidad). The entity...

The National Customs Service of Ecuador (Senae) reported this February 17 that the Ecuadorian single window, service desk and institutional website are enabled. The announcement comes a day after the suspension of some services in the entity, including Ecuapass, due to a fire in...

ICC TradeComm, a project designed to eliminate the global trade financing gap estimated at $5 billion, will allow Ecuadorian MSMEs to access new financing options. This according to the announcement made on Monday by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the fintech...

The trend of using more environmentally friendly energy sources has a place in several Ecuadorian companies. On the occasion of World Energy Day, which is celebrated every February 14, several companies talk about their initiatives to carry out sustainable use through...

When talking about threats in the banana industry, concern is focused on the imminent and fearsome arrival of the deadly fusarium, but little is said about moko, an equally devastating disease, which has been silently taking root in fruit crops. Infectious foci have already been...

The indigenous leadership of Ecuador valued this Friday the recent ruling of the Constitutional Court that recognizes the right of indigenous peoples to decide on their territory as a step in the fight against climate change. This was expressed in a virtual appearance by national...

Ecuador, for the first time, ranks first as a supplier of seafood products leveraged by shrimp exports to the Chinese market after relegating Russia to second place, followed by Canada. This was reported on Wednesday by the National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA), an entity that...

The increase in the demand for products of organic origin has motivated more and more farmers in the country to lean and migrate towards these more environmentally friendly practices. In fact, according to data from the Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency...