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The United States confirms the status of Ecuador's main trading partner by importing $ 1,209 million in the first four months

  • June 21, 2021
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The shrimp, bananas, flowers, cocoa and fresh fishing are the main products that the US buys from Ecuador.

Upon the first four -month period of the year, from January to April, the United States is consolidated as the first destination for the non -oil supply of Ecuador.

According to figures from theEcuadorian Federation of Exporters (Fedexpor), exports to the North American country grew in a20 %With shipments of$ 1,209 millionheaded by shrimp and bananas with $ 335 million and $ 181 million, respectively.

They are followed by flowers ($ 154 million), cocoa ($ 79 million) and fresh fishing ($ 72 million).

Meanwhile, theEuropean Union (EU)It is located as the second commercial destination with an increase in3 %In the same period. The other face of the currency is, as the second commercial destination, registered a decrease of -12% in the same period. Likewise, non-oil shipments to, where non -oil shipments decreased in-30 %.

However, taking into account all destinations, non -oil exports experienced an overcoming growth of the8 %In the first four -month period of 2021 that generated$ 5,221 millionand represented 66 % of total exports.

Meanwhile, the United States confirmation as Ecuador's main commercial partner comes at a time when the country intensified efforts in search of a commercial agreement with that nation. This week, a delegation traveled to Washington to start the road map for the signing of the treaty.

Ecuadorian entrepreneurs, who will remain until Friday 17 in the United States, met with representatives of the United States Commerce Representative's office (USTR); The Inter -American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of American States (OAS), the Zoosanitary and Vegetable Inspection Service (APHIS), Financial Corporation for the Development of the United States (DFC) and other organizations of the US productive sector.

"It is the right time to take advantage of the opportunity to establish agreements with our main business partners, where, despite not having preferential access, our products are positioned within international hangers, thanks to their quality and deep commitment to fulfill the new and most demanding standards of safety," he saidFelipe Ribadeneira, president of Fedexporand who leads, as executive president of theEcuadorian Business Committee (EEC), the national delegation found in the United States.