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The Corporación de Exportadores de El Salvador (COEXPORT) reported that the food industry closed 2025 with US$1,500.5 million in exports, a 5% increase compared to 2024. Looking at the longer term, the sector accumulated 54% growth compared to 2020, reflecting the steady evolution of export activity.
These results show that Salvadoran food products have strengthened their presence in international trade. Currently, companies in the sector market their products in 103 markets, expanding the reach of salvadoran offerings and diversifying their export destinations.
The main buyer continues to be the United States, to which US$381.98 million worth of food products were exported in 2025. This amount represented approximately 25% of the total value of the industry’s exports, solidifying this market as the most important destination for salvadoran manufacturers.
The export offering encompasses a wide range of products. Among them are sugar, cereal and flour-based preparations, beverages, coffee, spices, and processed meat and fish products, which have successfully positioned themselves in various international markets.
This group also includes so-called “nostalgic” products, whose demand continues to be driven by salvadorans living abroad. Among the most representative are loroco and pupusas, traditional foods that maintain a significant presence, especially in the U.S. market.
COEXPORT highlighted that, in the case of fresh loroco more than 5,000 pounds were exported to cities like Los Angeles and Houston, where there is high demand for typical salvadoran products.
The growth recorded in 2025 and the cumulative increase over the last five years reflect the strengthening of the national food industry, which continues to expand its international presence and consolidate itself as one of the sectors with the greatest contribution to El Salvador’s exports.
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