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El Salvador’s coffee production is expected to reach 639,000 sixty-kg bags in marketing year (MY) 2021/22. The Salvadoran coffee sector continues to struggle mainly due to low international prices, climate change, continued coffee leaf rust, and a lack of a long-term strategy that has hindered investment at the farm level. The MY2022/23 crop is forecast to slightly decrease to 619,000 sixty-kg bags.
Improving international prices have eased the financial pressure exerted by the COVID-19 pandemic on the sugar sector, but inflationary concerns have led the government to include sugar among the products with import duties reduced to zero percent for a one-year period.
During 2019, El Salvador continued strengthening its commercial ties with the United States as it imported about $567 million of agricultural products, which is 4 percent more than in 2018.
In El Salvador there is no specific food law. However, the Ministry of Health’s (MINSAL) Health Code is used to enforce food safety for all food and beverage products.
This report provides examples for the major export certificates and other documents required by the government of El Salvador for U.S. exports of food and agricultural products.
In El Salvador there is no specific food law. However, the Ministry of Health’s (MINSAL) Health Code is used to enforce food safety for all food and beverage products.
Updated Sections: Section II. Purpose of Specific Export Certificate(s) and Appendix I. Electronic Copy or Outline of Each Export Certificate.
The Salvadoran retail sector, valued at approximately $4.5 billion, continues to show positive signs of growth as supermarkets and discount stores have expanded.
El Salvador continues to depend heavily on imports for many of the ingredients needed by the food manufacturing industry.
El Salvador’s coffee production is expected to reach a historic low of 505,000 sixty-kg bags in marketing year (MY) 2019/20.
Sugar production in marketing year (MY) 20 is estimated at 800,000 metric tons (MT), while production for MY19 has increased to 825,000 MT. Improving international prices have eased the financial...
On March 20th, 2020 the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly issued decree 604 temporarily eliminating import tariffs on certain products to guarantee sufficient supply during the COVID-19 emergency.