El Salvador
U.S. Trade with El Salvador in 2023
Export Market Rank
#30 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$795.95 Million
3-Year Average
$839.44 Million
Compound Average Growth
4.1% (2014-2023)
Total Export Value 2014 - 2023
Export Value by Commodity 2023
Top 10 Exports to El Salvador in 2023
| Commodity | Total Value (USD) | Total Volume (Metric Tons) | 10-Year Average Value (USD) | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn | $175.02 Million | 539,722 | $121.33 Million | 93% |
| Soybean Meal | $108.49 Million | 210,005 | $86.48 Million | 26% |
| Cotton | $85.04 Million | 37,883 | $49.93 Million | 115% |
| Pork & Pork Products | $47.2 Million | 15,897 | $22.65 Million | 305% |
| Wheat | $46.4 Million | 148,643 | $71.53 Million | -46% |
| Dairy Products | $42.38 Million | 11,820 | $23.29 Million | 243% |
| Food Preparations | $37.75 Million | 5,337 | $35.39 Million | 23% |
| Poultry Meat & Prods. (excl. eggs) | $28.8 Million | 13,752 | $18.01 Million | 157% |
| Processed Vegetables | $25.43 Million | 13,913 | $16.41 Million | 141% |
| Condiments & Sauces | $23.53 Million | 11,099 | $12.39 Million | 200% |
Data and Analysis
El Salvador's coffee production is expected to reach 555,000 sixty-kg-bags in marketing year (MY) 2023/24. The Salvadoran coffee sector continues to be affected by climate vulnerability and an absent long-term strategy.
Sugar production in marketing year (MY) 24 is estimated at 787,000 metric tons (MT), while production for MY23 reached 765,000 MT. Continued international prices have eased the financial burden exerted by the high cost of inputs on the sugar sector.
In 2022, El Salvador imported $973 million of agricultural products from the United States, out of which about $283 million were consumer oriented.
News and Features
USDA, through its administration of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) Program, is the largest global donor to school feeding efforts, providing U.S. agricultural commodities, funding, and technical assistance to reduce hunger, support nutrition, and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls, around the world.
USDA's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor arrived in Panama City today to launch an agribusiness trade mission. Taylor and a delegation of representatives from agribusiness and farm organizations and state departments of agriculture look to develop stronger ties and build economic partnerships between the United States and Panama and markets throughout CAFTA-DR region.