China
Fang Qing
After the autumn holidays, traders still held Ecuadorian 20/30 and 30/40 shrimp from March–May arrivals, while buyers struggled to find 40/50 and 50/60.
THE SHRIMP BULLETIN
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An independent market report from Willem van der Pijl, combining trade data, farm-gate prices and first-hand reporting from the people who produce, process and trade shrimp.
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LATEST EDITION
October 2026
IN THIS EDITION
- China’s post-holiday shrimp stocks
- Power cuts in Ecuador
- Vietnam’s harvest outlook
FROM THE OCTOBER 2026 EDITION
What our local partners saw
Three examples of the first-hand reporting that sits alongside the trade figures.
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Executive summary
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Farm-gate prices
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Import-market analysis
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Exporting-origin analysis
Follow Ecuador, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, and the destinations driving their trade.
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Import markets
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European Union
China
Japan
Exporting origins
Ecuador
India
Indonesia
Vietnam
The Excel workbooks cover a wider set of markets and origins.
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October 2026
From the summary to the underlying data
Read the opening page of the executive summary, see how we analyse Ecuador’s exports, or explore the export workbook. Select an image to enlarge it.
- Executive summary04
- Ecuador country profile23
- Export summaryExcel
The October workbooks cover 10 import markets and 10 exporting origins, with monthly and year-to-date trade data.
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