Report Highlights:

El Salvador’s coffee production is expected to reach 1.38 million 60 Kg. bags in 2008/09. Favorable international coffee prices are providing relief to El Salvador’s depressed coffee sector. Continued efforts to promote specialty coffee are paying off as exports of higher quality coffee are increasing, and now account for almost 30 % of total exports. El Salvador continues to use activities such as the Cup of Excellence to promote coffee abroad. In addition, El Salvador once again had a stand at the 2009 Specialty Coffee Expo, where various coffee brands were exposed to quality coffee buyers. The Coffee Trust (Fonserva) created by the Government of El Salvador (GOES) to sell ecological bonds and cover 30 percent of the coffee sector debt of approximately $175 million has also provided some financial relief to coffee farmers.

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