Latin American Shrimp Culture Industry, 1986-90

摘要

Latin America is a leading world producer of cultured shrimp. Shrimp farmers in the region harvested over 50,000 metric tons (t) of shrimp in 1986, a 40 percent increase over the 37,000 t of shrimp cultured in 1985. Ecuador dominates the region's shrimp culture industry--nearly 85 percent of the harvest was produced in that country. The industry is continuing to expand in Ecuador and is rapidly growing in several other countries as well. Prospects for the development of important shrimp culture industries are especially good in Brazil and Colombia. Ecuador reported major increases in pond harvests during 1987. Based on these increases and continuing expansion of the industry, the Branch of Foreign Fisheries Analysis conservatively estimates that cultured shrimp harvests in Latin America could reach nearly 115,000 t by 1990.