RAFAEL TRUJILLO

During 2020, the strongest year of the pandemic, Ecuador managed to sustain its tuna exports, in which the decrease in shipments abroad was barely 2%; while in 2021 the year-on-year increase was almost 9%, reaching $1,177 million, a figure higher than that of 2019 and 2018, according to Rafael Trujillo Bejarano, executive director of the National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP). In addition, he highlights that the first two months of 2022 saw a 6% increase in the volume of exports compared to the same period in 2021.

Trujillo says that the effects of the pandemic were felt in the sector, but companies had the resilience to cope and adjust operations. “All companies developed their biosafety protocols, identifying vulnerable groups that had to be relocated or assigned to telework. Production shifts had to be rescheduled to reduce the presence of personnel in the plants.”

The executive expresses that the greatest effects have come from the side of transportation costs for foreign trade and supplies, some of which rose by more than 20%, 50% and even 70%, such as cardboard, oil, metal containers, among others. “All this added to delays in receiving supplies and materials or shipments as a result of the maritime transport crisis. This situation affects the competitiveness of the product and is subject to complex external dynamics with rising inflation and an uncertain term horizon.

Despite the crisis, Ecuador is recognized in the world for being an outstanding supplier of loins and canned tuna. Trujillo refers that “For years they have remained in second place in terms of volume of exports to the world, surpassed only by Thailand.”

Similarly, Ecuador’s tuna fleet is the most important in the Eastern Pacific and Manta is recognized worldwide as an outstanding tuna landing port. Ecuador is the main supplier of canned tuna in the European Union, a market recognized for the high standards required in terms of quality, safety and traceability demanded, and the production of Ecuador works permanently on the continuous improvement of these standards.

In the international market, what is most exported is canned tuna. Nirsa is a leader in this field in Ecuador, occupying the first place in the export of canned tuna for the year 2021, with 37,545 gross tons exported, reaching $154,207,611 total annually; while in the first quarter of 2022 they exported $30,429,761.

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Melissa Aguirre, Nirsa’s Corporate Affairs Manager, mentions that the company has established itself in North America, Central America, South America, the European Union, Asia, among others, thus positioning its leadership in more than 35 countries as a benchmark in good fishing practices. . “It should be noted that we are the leading export company in relation to the number of tons of tuna. The main countries to which we export tuna are Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Peru and Argentina.”

Projects

The tuna fleet associated with the CNP has been the manager in Ecuador to work on a fishing improvement project so that the tuna fishery with purse seine nets achieves MSC certification (Marine Administration Council, for its acronym in English), the most prestigious in the international market. Trujillo says that this initiative led to the creation of the project tunaconscurrently converted into a foundation that seeks to work to maintain the sustainability of tuna fishing in Ecuador and the region.

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This organization was born in 2015 under the initiative of Nirsa, and then the companies Eurofish and Jadran joined in the first instance to promote the preparation of a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP), and its Action Plan was began to implement since 2017, in that same year Servigrup and Trimarine also joined.

Guillermo Morán Velásquez, director of Tunacons, says that the initiative has sought to prepare to achieve the most recognized fishing sustainability certification in the market, which is the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which will help strengthen competitiveness in international markets with greater emphasis on the countries of the European Union.

Durante el 2020, el año más fuerte de la pandemia, Ecuador logró sostener sus exportaciones de atún, en las que la disminución de los envíos al exterior fue apenas del 2%; mientras que en el 2021 el incremento interanual fue de casi el 9%, alcanzando los 1.177 millones de dólares, cifra superior a la del 2019 y 2018, según Rafael Trujillo Bejarano, director ejecutivo de la Cámara Nacional de Pesquería (CNP). Además, destaca que en el primer bimestre del 2022 se registró un incremento del 6% en el volumen de las exportaciones en comparación con el mismo período del 2021.

Trujillo dice que los efectos de la pandemia se sintieron en el sector, pero las empresas tuvieron la capacidad de resiliencia para enfrentar y ajustar las operaciones. “Todas las empresas desarrollaron sus protocolos de bioseguridad, identificando grupos vulnerables que tuvieron que ser reubicados o asignados al teletrabajo. Hubo que reprogramar los turnos de producción para reducir la presencia de personal en las plantas”.
El ejecutivo expresa que las mayores afectaciones han venido por el lado de los costos de transporte para el comercio exterior e insumos, algunos de los cuales subieron más de 20%, 50% y hasta 70%, como el cartón, el aceite, los envases metálicos, entre otros. “Todo esto sumado a los retrasos en la recepción de suministros y materiales o envíos como consecuencia de la crisis del transporte marítimo. Esta situación afecta a la competitividad del producto y está sujeta a una compleja dinámica externa con una inflación creciente y un horizonte de plazo incierto.

A pesar de la crisis, Ecuador es reconocido en el mundo por ser un destacado proveedor de lomos y conservas de atún. Trujillo refiere que “Desde hace años se mantienen en el segundo lugar en volumen de exportaciones al mundo, superados sólo por Tailandia”.
Asimismo, la flota atunera ecuatoriana es la más importante del Pacífico Oriental y Manta es reconocida mundialmente como un destacado puerto de desembarque de atún. Ecuador es el principal proveedor de conservas de atún en la Unión Europea, mercado reconocido por los altos estándares requeridos en términos de calidad, seguridad y trazabilidad exigidos, y la producción de Ecuador trabaja permanentemente en la mejora continua de estos estándares.

En el mercado internacional, lo que más se exporta es el atún en conserva. Nirsa es líder en este rubro en Ecuador, ocupando el primer lugar en la exportación de atún enlatado para el año 2021, con 37.545 toneladas brutas exportadas, alcanzando 154.207.611 dólares totales anuales; mientras que en el primer trimestre de 2022 se exportaron 30.429.761 dólares.

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Melissa Aguirre, gerente de Asuntos Corporativos de Nirsa, menciona que la empresa se ha establecido en Norteamérica, Centroamérica, Sudamérica, la Unión Europea, Asia, entre otros, posicionando así su liderazgo en más de 35 países como un referente en buenas prácticas pesqueras. . “Cabe destacar que somos la primera empresa exportadora en relación al número de toneladas de atún. Los principales países a los que exportamos atún son Alemania, Reino Unido, España, Francia, Perú y Argentina”.

Proyectos

La flota atunera asociada al CNP ha sido la encargada en Ecuador de trabajar en un proyecto de mejora pesquera para que la pesquería de atún con redes de cerco logre la certificación MSC (Marine Administration Council, por sus siglas en inglés), la más prestigiosa del mercado internacional. Trujillo cuenta que esta iniciativa dio lugar a la creación del proyecto tunacons actualmente convertido en una fundación que busca trabajar para mantener la sostenibilidad de la pesca del atún en Ecuador y la región.

Cinco empresas a punto de conseguir la certificación MSC para la pesquería de atún de cerco

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Esta organización nació en 2015 bajo la iniciativa de Nirsa, y luego se sumaron en primera instancia las empresas Eurofish y Jadran para impulsar la elaboración de un Proyecto de Mejora Pesquera (FIP), y su Plan de Acción se comenzó a implementar desde 2017, en ese mismo año también se sumaron Servigrup y Trimarine.

Guillermo Morán Velásquez, director de Tunacons, señala que la iniciativa ha buscado prepararse para lograr la certificación de sostenibilidad pesquera más reconocida en el mercado, que es el Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), lo que ayudará a fortalecer la competitividad en los mercados internacionales con mayor énfasis en los países de la Unión Europea. Traducido con www.DeepL.com/Translator (versión gratuita)

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