Ecuador's Shrimp Industry Sounds Alarm as Power Rationing and Tariff Hikes Squeeze Supply Chain

Ecuador's shrimp industry is mounting a two-front warning to the government this week, with both the national hatchery association and the broader aquaculture chamber saying electricity rationing and a steep tariff increase threaten the country's top export commodity from the larvae tank through to the packing plant.
The trigger was an October 1 reform by Ecuador's electricity regulator, ARCONEL, raising rates for high-voltage industrial users — the AV1 and AV2 categories covering most shrimp processors and feed mills...
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