# Ecuador's shrimp sector flags 110,000 hectares at flood risk from El Nino as exports reach US$6.56 billion in eight months

> Ecuador’s shrimp sector warned that 110,000 hectares are at risk of flooding from El Niño. Shrimp exports reached US$6.56 billion in the first eight months, with sales to the United States up 48% through August, while producers faced higher energy, fuel, fishmeal and fish-oil costs and falling prices.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:06:59.578Z
- Category: weather · region Ecuador · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89096-ecuador-s-shrimp-sector-flags-110-000-hectares-at-flood-risk-from-el-nino-as
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Flooding could disrupt shrimp production and exports, while higher feed and energy costs squeeze producer margins. Shrimp-sector demand for fishmeal and fish oil may be affected if output is disrupted, but the article gives no clear price direction for those inputs.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- efeedlink.com: https://www.efeedlink.com/articles/ecuadors-shrimp-sector-flags-110-000-hectares-at-flood-risk-from-el-nino-as-exports-reach-us-6-56-billion-in-eight-months

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