Impacto del covid-19 en las exportaciones de banano, camarón y flores durante el 2020

Abstract

Due to the appearance of the new virus called covid-19 that originated in Wuhan-China and that quickly spread around the world, it caused serious problems in all sectors, so the governments decided to carry out a lockdown in the first months of 2020, with this the closure of ports, airports and borders, as well as the reduction of working hours, paralysis of transport, among others. The regions most affected by the pandemic were Latin America and the Caribbean. The most dynamic sectors in the economy in Ecuador are: the banana, shrimp and flower sectors, the same ones that in recent years have increased their contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The objective of this article is to analyze the impact of covid-19 on banana, shrimp and flower exports, taking into account the preponderant factors that have caused these sectors to be affected during the 2020 period. It was carried out using a non-experimental design, descriptive, for the results section the information from official pages was taken and then its analysis of the three sectors. It is concluded that for 2020, Ecuadorian exports were positive, due to the growth in banana and shrimp products; while flowers were the most affected sector. The most important markets for the country's exports are the US, the European Union and China.