IMPACTO DE LA PANDEMIA DE COVID 19 EN LAS EXPORTACIONES DE LA INDUSTRIA ALIMENTICIA ECUATORIANA

Abstract

This research analyses the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on exports of various products of the Ecuadorian food industry such as shrimp, canned and processed foods, according to export amounts, growth percentages and the main export markets from 2018 to 2022, using information from the Banco Central. The results show that Ecuador exports a wide variety of products related to the food industry such as fruits, cocoa, juices, and canned fruits, but shrimp is the product that has been exported the most to countries such as China. There are also other products such as fish, canned fish and other products from the sea that reach the European and American markets, but the industrialised product that is most traded in countries such as the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe is canned tuna. These amounts show that exports of the products analysed were not affected to any great extent during the pandemic and that the Ecuadorian industry was able to respond to demand despite the difficulties experienced.