[Economics] With visits to factories and farms in Ecuador, the aim is to further improve trade with Hungary

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Exports to this Eastern European country have tripled since 2019.

Ecuadorian exports to Hungary have tripled in the last three years and the Embassy of Ecuador in that country seeks to further improve this commercial exchange through visits to banana, shrimp, cocoa and rose plants, factories and farms, which They are crucial sectors for the Ecuadorian productive environment.

Sales to that country have been evolving. In 2019 exports were $730,000, in 2020 they rose to $1.7 million and in 2021 they dropped to $1.49 million, but in 2022 they increased again to $2.65 million.

Of everything exported in 2022, flowers represented 82% of shipments with $2.18 million. They are followed by canned fish with $370,000 (14%), made from bananas with $50,000 (2%), among other products. While in the first quarter of this year, the export reaches $100,000, according to foreign trade statistics.

Imports have also risen and are greater than sales. In 2022 they reached $39.57 million. Medicines and automobiles are the ones that arrive the most from that country.

The Ecuadorian embassy in Hungary, led by José Luis Salazar, carries out various activities with the objective that both nations strengthen their relations and export products have a greater presence in Hungary. For this reason, the visit of a group of Hungarian journalists together with the Honorary Consul of Ecuador, Iván Nyiri, is organized.

Ambassador José Luis Salazar indicates that the initiative arises from the need to strengthen the ties of brotherhood between Ecuador and Hungary, which is an attractive destination for Ecuadorian products.

"This is an important opportunity to highlight the exportable offer of Ecuador, at the same time that they will be able to learn about the processes carried out by the different productive sectors to comply with the quality standards of international destinations," he said.

Those who join this initiative in order to boost the country's image in the Hungarian market, through the organization and coordination of the journalistic mission are Corpei, Association of Banana Exporters of Ecuador (AEBE), Association of Marketing and Exportation of Ecuador Banana (Acorbanec), the National Chamber of Fisheries, the National Chamber of Aquaculture, Expoflores, Nirsa, Santa Priscila, Escoffe, among others.

The communicators Gabriella Gyorgy, Mercédesz Gyükeri, Dániel Huszák and Robert Richard Kiss will tour banana, shrimp, cocoa and rose plants, factories and farms, crucial sectors for the Ecuadorian productive environment.

They will tour the main tourist attractions of Guayaquil and Quito, and will meet with authorities from the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries; Ministry of Tourism, Chancellery and with the Ambassador of Hungary in Ecuador. This agenda will take place from May 6 to 13, 2023.

The executive president of Corpei, Eduardo Egas Peña, assures that the visit represents an important benefit for the country. “They are recognized professionals with a positive impact among the audience that follows them. No doubt we will have significant results after this mission.”

 

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