date:Apr 23, 2014
used by the global warming phenomenon can pose threats to the upcoming sugarcane production; forecasters predict an El Nio phenomenon could cause drought conditions by the middle of 2014. New data provided by CONSAA show exports reaching 479,846 MT for MY2013 and are estimated at 380,000 MT for MY2014.
El Salvador only exports raw sugar. The GOES continues to control wholesale sugar prices. The current average retail price for white sugar is US$0.35 per pound plus a 13 per cent value-added-tax.