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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, FAS El Salvador identified an opportunity to seek market access for U.S. table-eggs. In February 2021, FAS obtained the equivalence needed to allow imports of fresh table-eggs from the United States, and the first shipment arrived in El Salvador on October 20th, 2021.
During 2020, El Salvador imported a little over $632 million of agricultural products, which is a drop of 8 percent compared to 2019.
In El Salvador, there is no legal impediment to the use of biotechnology for food, feed, and processing. However, no GE crops are currently cultivated.
The Salvadoran Central Bank (BCR) announced the launching of an online import permit system for food and beverage products.