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Ecuador shrimp farmers see prices dive as production costs escalate

Ecuador shrimp farmers worry about their businesses due to high costs driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, China is facing its largest COVID outbreak in months

By María Feijóo | April 4, 2022 15:56 BST
Aerial view of several Ecuadorian shrimp farms. Credit: Undercurrent News sources.
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Ecuador shrimp farmers worry about their businesses due to high production costs being driven ever higher by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, China is facing its largest COVID outbreak in months, sources told Undercurrent News.  [...]

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