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The Exporting Guild Corporation of Ecuador is made up of six guilds representing shrimp, bananas, banana, cocoa and fishing
With three clearly defined action: commercial agenda, promotion and competitiveness of exports, this Wednesday theCorporation of Exporting Guilds of Ecuador (Cordex), a new group composed of six export guilds in the country that represent 70 % of non -oil sales in Ecuador.
The guilds that make up the new corporation are theAssociation of Banana Exporters of Ecuador (AEEBE), the Banana Marketing and Export Association (Acorbanec), the National Association of Cocoa Exporters of Ecuador (Anecacao), the Association of Banana Exporters (ASOEXPLA), the National Fishing Chamber (CNP) and the National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA),whose main,José Antonio Camposano, opened the formal presentation as president of the Board of Directors of Cordex.
Accompanied by the representatives of the five remaining unions that make it up, Camposano stressed that together they generated more than$ 10.2 billionin foreign exchange for the country in 2020 and also currently produce more than650,000 jobsdirect nationwide.
Camposano ruled out that the creation of Cordex obeys some kind of division, noting that the agenda of the export sector of Ecuador is only one and the new guild comes to strengthen it.
"What we want to do with Cordex is to strengthen the export agenda, we will surely coincide with other agencies that represent the country's export activity, such as Fedexpor (Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters) or as other unions that have the responsibility of representing the productive and export activity," said Camposano, who clarified that they remain part of Fedexpor and part of the board. "What we have done here is to articulate better," he added.
On Cordex's action axes, such as the commercial agenda, he said they will promote intelligent negotiations of commercial agreements that allow the exportable offer of Ecuador to enter international markets.
In this sense,José Antonio Hidalgo, Executive Director of AEBE, said that Cordex aligns the government's objectives, such as signing agreements with the ten largest economies.
"For us, those who have united us transversely is the agenda with Eurasia, because it is where we have greater growth potentialities, where we see how the average classes of economies such as China are increasing, where food consumption is increased in different Asian countries," said the leader, who said that the impulse to the commercial agreement with China is a priority.
The signing of a commercial agreement with the United States, the second destination of Ecuadorian exports, is also on the Cordex agenda, however, Camposano indicated that it is known that the current administration of the United States is not focused on the negotiation of trade agreements with any country, although he said that it should not be ruled out to continue reinforcing the relationship with that country.
"This is not a subject of Ecuador, but the current administration has said so, it is not its priority, and it must be understood that to negotiate two parts are required, if it is not a priority for the United States most likely within this administration an agreement is not to close," said the president of the Board of Directors of Cordex.
On the promotion of exports, he indicated that Cordex will raise proposals to public policies to boost the growth of export activity.
In the aspect of competitiveness, Camposano highlighted as a priority of Cordex the global logistics crisis that directly affects the export sector.
In the case of Camarón, he pointed out that between 30 % and 50 % of the country's offer has problems going to international markets due to lack of quotas to be able to arrive through the different routes to their destinations.
He added that the logistics problem also affects raw material imports and that they have already sent a meeting request to the Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, Julio José Prado, to find mechanisms.
"Colombia announced very recently the relief, that is, to reduce tariffs to import products to try to compensate for the cost overruns that this logistics problem will generate," Camposano cited, adding that Cordex also requested meetings with the National Customs Service (SENAE).
In this regard, Hidalgo revealed that the banana sector has $ 470 million of tax burden.
"We have to see how to reduce that to continue winning market and not lose international markets," said the leader.
Richard Salazar, Executive Director of Acorbanec, he described as "very serious" the logistics problem for the banana sector, ensuring that the reduction of about 4 % of this year's exports largely is due to the lack of shipping spaces.
"You have to look for internal complementary measures that in some way or another help to counteract this situation, that will do CORDEX," he said.
For his part, Eduardo Manrique, executive director of ASOEXPLA, regretted that in the case of banana, tariff barriers do not allow them to expand their destination markets.
Export balance of 2021
The spokesmen of the different guilds that represent bananas, shrimp, cocoa, banana and fishing exposed a balance of exports so far from 2021 and their expectations for the end of the year.
In Camarón, Camposano said that the sector has an export growth of the19 %. "We will have to wait for the impact of November and December of the logistics problem we are having," he said.
On the banana, Hidalgo said that until September they were exported 282 million boxes, that is, 13 million boxes less than in 2020 with a 4.5 %reduction. "It is estimated that we close (2021) with around 376 million boxes, 3.19 % less," he revealed.
For its part,Rafael Trujillo, executive director of the CNP, indicated that until September the fishing exports were from$ 1,359 million,which represents 18 % more in volume and 13 % more in prices compared to the same period of 2020 when $ 1,204 million were exported.
"The year will end at approximately $ 1.8 billion, compared to $ 1,600 of the previous year," said Trujillo.
Meanwhile, the cocoa sector prepared to break export record, according toFrancisco Miranda, president of Anecacao, who said that with the logistics problems the projections they had at the beginning of the year, to approach the 380,000 tons, are further from being fulfilled.
He pointed out that until October they have been exported285,710 tons,4 % more than the same period of 2020, in addition to an increase of 11 % billing that passes the $ 750 million.
Meanwhile, Manrique regretted that until September 30 % less banana has been exported. In the case of fresh banana, they have been exported$ 118 millionand in processed banana,$ 78 million.